24-02-2017, 11:00 PM
Torsten: sorry to have to point out the obvious, but you can't argue it in both directions at the same time - either you think that y is a variant of a and o, or you think that o and a are variants of y. You say both...
"it is possible to replace each instance of [y] with [o] or [a]."
...and...
"word final [y] is a replacement for word final [a] and [o]"
So, which direction are you actually arguing for?
"it is possible to replace each instance of [y] with [o] or [a]."
...and...
"word final [y] is a replacement for word final [a] and [o]"
So, which direction are you actually arguing for?
