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The History of English: An Introduction 2nd Edition by Stephan Gramley
Edition 2ISBN: 978-1138501096The History of English: An Introduction 2nd Edition by Stephan Gramley
Edition 2ISBN: 978-1138501096 Exercise 6
Today /h/ occurs in English chiefly in initial position in a word and always in a pre-vocalic position, head /hed/ or happen /hæpǝn/. In compounds whose second element begins with /h/ it is usually (but not always) retained, prehensile always with /h/, but prehistoric and forehead with or without it. Explain how emphatic vs. non-emphatic speech style may have affected the retention or loss of initial /h/;
furthermore, why /h/ can be retained before the consonant /w/?
furthermore, why /h/ can be retained before the consonant /w/?
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