“Describe the split of /k/ and /g/ in Old English. Which mechanism of change was involved? Why is the in the words cuman and ic pronounced differently? Which other sound combination, apart from /k/ and /g/, did palatalization affect in Old English?Provide the phonetic symbol for the underlined letter in the following OE words līf – līfes – pæð – cweðan – nosu – sellan-weorc”

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“Describe the split of /k/ and /g/ in Old English. Which mechanism of change was involved? Why is the in the words cuman and ic pronounced differently? Which other sound combination, apart from /k/ and /g/, did palatalization affect in Old English?Provide the phonetic symbol for the underlined letter in the following OE words līf – līfes – pæð – cweðan – nosu – sellan-weorc”

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