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... occlusion ' ) there is a graded series of sounds of increasing difficulty requiring greater and greater effort . The natural dis- inclination of human beings , like the inertia of matter , tends towards the line of least resistance ...
... occlusion ' ) there is a graded series of sounds of increasing difficulty requiring greater and greater effort . The natural dis- inclination of human beings , like the inertia of matter , tends towards the line of least resistance ...
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... occlusion leaving only the aspi- rate in position , as in the series OIA atha > Ś adha > M aha . This loss of occlusion takes place gradually through voicing and spirantising . There will be a few sporadic cases where the opposite ...
... occlusion leaving only the aspi- rate in position , as in the series OIA atha > Ś adha > M aha . This loss of occlusion takes place gradually through voicing and spirantising . There will be a few sporadic cases where the opposite ...
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... occlusion of intervocalic single -dh- , so characteristic of MIA , is seen in the terminations -mahe , -mahi , mahai , -vahe , -vahi , -vahai as attested by other cog- nate IE languages : Av . -maide , -maidī , Gk . -metha . On the ...
... occlusion of intervocalic single -dh- , so characteristic of MIA , is seen in the terminations -mahe , -mahi , mahai , -vahe , -vahi , -vahai as attested by other cog- nate IE languages : Av . -maide , -maidī , Gk . -metha . On the ...
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FOREWORD vii | 1 |
SURVEY OF MIDDLE INDOARYAN LANGUAGES | 11 |
LINGUISTIC FEATURES OF MIDDLE INDOARYAN | 41 |
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