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i‑Umlaut: The Hidden Sound Change That Lingers in Modern English
Episode 144
Published 1 week, 3 days ago
Description
In this episode we trace the origins of i‑umlaut from Proto‑Germanic to modern English, uncovering how it produced irregular plurals like feet and mice, and explore its interaction with other shifts such as the Great Vowel Shift. We also touch on loanwords such as bungalow and the mechanisms by which English keeps growing new words.
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