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FEBRUARY, 1918)
THE WIDE SOUND OF E AND O
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THE WIDE SOUND OF E AND O WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO GUJARATI.
By N. B. DIVATIA, B.A.; BANDRA.
(Continued from p. 28.) (D) Lastly, let us consider some apparent exceptions, and see how the accent affecte the phonetic process :
Sanskrit.
Prakrit or Apabhramsa, and fur.
ther steps.
Gujaratt.
Remarks as to causes, etc.
(1) 76
:
गधेडी
गहहडर TT933
The accent on T (which is guru because of the conjunct next after it) deprives the rin sa of its accent and consequent preponderance. Hence the = gets accented and its y is not far and therefore not dropped. Thus
is not formed, which alone would give the wide Consequently the | undergoes samprasarana, and thus 19 and unite into a narrow .
Note.--The accent here is to be considered as relative between 7 and
(or 3 ) and not with reference to the word as a whole.
(2) PET
वच्छयरत
वडेरी
guru and hence
(a) * in Tee is
accented;
(-a colt )
(6) or begins a new sense-bearing
portion of the word ;
hence the of ve remains unaccented and the gets accented.
Result--as above-*+=(narrow).
घणे
(3) (4) **
*
घणडरर घणार भालवर भलार अनवर अनार
भलेहं
Causes and results as above, mutatis mutandis.
(5)
भनेर
(6)
:
मेगळ
मबगलु महगलु
The change of * to T (which can occur only if the letter is uninitial) shows that is only a part of the whole word. Consequently the accent, not falling on T, falls on 1, which therefore undergoes samprasarana. Result- + Y=T (narrow).
* Dr. Tonsitori would put
* here me
preoursor of T.
