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    The document lists various linguistic changes that occurred in Old English including: palatal mutations of vowels, breaking/fracturing of vowels, diphthongization after palatal consonants, back/velar mutation of vowels, contractions of vowels and consonants, metathesis or reordering of consonants, loss of consonants, assimilation of consonants, and palatalization of consonant sounds. It also provides examples of each change.

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    The document lists various linguistic changes that occurred in Old English including: palatal mutations of vowels, breaking/fracturing of vowels, diphthongization after palatal consonants, back/velar mutation of vowels, contractions of vowels and consonants, metathesis or reordering of consonants, loss of consonants, assimilation of consonants, and palatalization of consonant sounds. It also provides examples of each change.

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    The document lists various linguistic changes that occurred in Old English including: palatal mutations of vowels, breaking/fracturing of vowels, diphthongization after palatal consonants, back/velar mutation of vowels, contractions of vowels and consonants, metathesis or reordering of consonants, loss of consonants, assimilation of consonants, and palatalization of consonant sounds. It also provides examples of each change.

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    Exercise 1

    1 Palatal mutation (a - æ) 15 Palatal mutation (i-umlaut) (o - e)


    2 Palatal mutation (a - å) 16 Palatal mutation (i-umlaut) (æ - e)
    3 Palatal mutation (a - a) 17 Palatal mutation (i-umlaut) (u - y)
    4 Palatal mutation (â - æ) 18 Palatal mutation (i-umlaut) (eo - ie)
    5 Palatal mutation (â - ō) 19 Diphthongization after palatal consonants (a - ea)
    6 Breaking/fracture a - ea 20 Diphthongization after palatal consonants (e - eo)
    7 Breaking/fracture (æ - ea) 21 Back/velar mutation i - io
    8 Breaking/fracture (æ - ēa) 22 Contraction (i - ī)
    9 Breaking/fracture e - eo 23 Contraction (i - ī)
    10 Breaking/fracture e - eo 24 Contraction (im - ī)
    11 Breaking/fracture (æ - ea) 25 Contraction (un - ū)
    12 Breaking/fracture (i - ie) 26 Contraction (iȝ - ī)
    13 Breaking/fracture a - ea 27 Contraction (eh - ē)
    14 Palatal mutation (i-umlaut) (a - e) 28 Contraction (ih - ē)

    Exercise 2
    1 Palatalization of the sounds k"(c) 11 Metathesis of r (hro - hor)
    2 Palatalization of the sounds k"(c) 12 West Germanic gemination (hsj - x)
    3 Palatalization of the sounds k"(c) 13 Loss of consonant n
    4 Palatalization of the sounds k"(c) 14 Loss of consonant h
    5 Palatalization of the sounds sk'(sc) 15 Assimilation (f - m)
    6 Palatalization of the sound c (c - ch) 16 Assimilation (f - m)
    7 Palatalization of the sounds sk'(sc) 17 Assimilation (d - t)
    8 Palatalization of the sounds kg' (cȝ) 18 Loss of consonant h
    9 Metathesis of r (þri - þir) 19 Loss of consonant h
    10 Metathesis of r (ri - ir) 20 Loss of consonant h

    Exercise 1
    449 Beginning of the Anglo-Saxon Invasion
    793 Ruining of the Lindisfarne Abbey by the Vikings
    1066 The Norman Conquest
    410 The Romans left Great Britain
    1016 Wessex gained victory over the rest of the Anglo-
    Saxon kingdoms
    878 The Treaty of Wedmore. The Danelaw
    1-5c AD Great Britain under the Romans
    828 Restoration of the Anglo-Saxon line
    597 The Anglo-Saxons were Christianized
    1042 England becomes part of the Scandinavian Empire

    Exercise 2
    The written records of the Wessex dialect
    Translation of Pastoral Care
    The written records of the Northumbrian dialect
    Beowulf
    Caedmon's Poetry
    The religious works of the Old English period
    Cynewulf's Poetry
    Wulfstan's Homilies
    Alfric's Homilies
    The poetic monuments of the Old English period
    Translation of Ecclesiastical History of the English People
    The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

    Exercise 3
    The written monuments of VIll (8)c.
    The Franks Casket (8th century)
    The Ruthwell Cross
    Glosses in the Lindisfarne Gospels
    The written monuments of IX (9)c.
    Translation of Consolation of Philosophy (880 - 950)
    Charters of Mercian kings
    The written monuments of (10-11)X-XIc.
    Translation of World History (900)
    Aelfric's Lives of Saints (990-1002)
    Genesis, Exodus (Caedmon Manuscript, 1000 AD)
    The Durham Ritual (10 c)
    Seafarer, Wanderer (the Exeter Book, 10 c)

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