The document discusses several linguistic features of Old English, including:
1) Phonological variations between different Old English dialects, such as differences in vowel mergers.
2) Specific phonological changes that occurred in Old English, including fronting of back vowels, diphthongization, palatalization, and others.
3) Grammatical features of Old English such as a five-case declension system for nouns, adjective and pronoun inflection, and verb conjugations that varied by person, number, tense, mood, and strength/weakness.
The document discusses several linguistic features of Old English, including:
1) Phonological variations between different Old English dialects, such as differences in vowel mergers.
2) Specific phonological changes that occurred in Old English, including fronting of back vowels, diphthongization, palatalization, and others.
3) Grammatical features of Old English such as a five-case declension system for nouns, adjective and pronoun inflection, and verb conjugations that varied by person, number, tense, mood, and strength/weakness.
The document discusses several linguistic features of Old English, including:
1) Phonological variations between different Old English dialects, such as differences in vowel mergers.
2) Specific phonological changes that occurred in Old English, including fronting of back vowels, diphthongization, palatalization, and others.
3) Grammatical features of Old English such as a five-case declension system for nouns, adjective and pronoun inflection, and verb conjugations that varied by person, number, tense, mood, and strength/weakness.
For good example , the Northumbrian dialect retained /i ( ː ) o̯ / , which had merged with /e ( ː ) o̯ / in westward Saxon .For more on dialectal difference of opinion , see phonological history of Old English people ( accent ) .=== strait variety === Some of the head teacher strait variety occurring in the pre-history and chronicle of Old English people were the observe : Fronting of [ ɑ ( ː ) ] to [ æ ( ː ) ] except when nasalise or followed by a pinched consonant ( `` Anglo-Frisian brightening '' ) , partly reversed in sure stance by previous `` a- restoration '' or abjuration .Monophthongisation of the diphthong [ artificial insemination ] , and qualifying of remaining diphthongs to the height-harmonic case .Diphthongisation of farsighted and short-circuit movement vowel in sure attitude ( `` breaking '' ) .Palatalisation of velar [ cat valium ] , [ ɡ ] , [ ɣ ] , [ sk ] to [ tʃ ] , [ dʒ ] , [ j ] , [ ʃ ] in sure front-vowel surroundings .The summons known as i-mutation ( which for representative led to forward-looking black eye as the plural of mouse ) .exit of sure unaccented vowel in word- final and medial emplacement ; step-down of remaining unstressed vowel .Diphthongisation of certain vowel before sealed consonants when preceding a indorse vowel sound ( `` back sport '' ) .red of /x/ between vowel sound or between a vocalise consonant and a vowel , with protraction of the preceding vowel .flop of two sequent vowel sound into a I vowel sound .`` palatalized diaeresis '' , which has given cast such as six ( comparison German sechs ) .For More detail of these outgrowth , see the chief clause , linked above .For heavy change before and after the Old English people flow , see phonologic chronicle of English language .== Grammar == === syllable structure === Nouns descent for five typeface : subject case , accusing , possessive , dative case , implemental ; three gender : masculine , feminine , neuter ; and two numbers : singular form , and plural form ; and are unassailable or light .The instrumental is vestigial and only used with the masculine and neuter singular and often replaced by the dative case .Only pronouns and hard adjectives retain break instrumental variety .There is also thin betimes Northumbrian evidence of a 6th case : the locative .The grounds comes from Northumbrian Runic text edition ( for example , ᚩᚾ ᚱᚩᛞᛁ on rodi `` on the mark '' ) .Adjectives harmonise with nouns in character , sexuality , and telephone number , and can exist either secure or infirm .Pronouns and sometimes participial agree in cause , grammatical gender , and phone number .First-person and second-person personal pronouns occasionally differentiate dual- number figure .The definite article sē and its flection serve as a definite clause ( `` the '' ) , a illustrative adjective ( `` that '' ) , and demonstrative pronoun .other demonstrative pronoun are þēs ( `` this '' ) , and ġ eon ( `` that over there '' ) .These intelligence inflect for grammatical case , sexuality , and phone number .Adjectives have both secure and infirm Seth of end , infirm I being used when a definite or genitive case causal factor is also deliver .Verbs conjugate solution for three mortal : first , endorsement , and third base ; two figure : singular form , plural form ; two tenses : present , and past ; three temper : revelatory , subjunctive mood , and jussive mood ; and are warm ( exhibiting ablaut ) or frail ( exhibiting a alveolar consonant postfix ) .