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--- eamoniski <robertg@hidden.email> wrote:
> --- "Peter Collier" wrote:
> >
> >
> > Western Romance plurals derive from the
> accusative ending < -s>.
> This we
> > know. But I keep also reading about the
> "loss of final s" in VL, with
> > examples such as the singular <-us> ending
> becoming < -o>. This
> seems
> > contradictory. What am I missing / not
> understanding here?
>
> I don't pretend to have the answer - I'm eager
> to hear what others
> will say, but I'll chime in with what I know.
I often wonder about it too. It was called
subrusticum, and was apparently a "country"
thing. A similar phenomenon can be heard in
Spanish, where -s and even -s- are lost, usually
becoming H. So you might hear "loh barrioh". I
recall it being common in PR and maybe Cuba(?).
Padraic
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