Szemerényi's law (original) (raw)

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This article examines Szemerényi's law and its chronological positioning within the development of Proto-Indo-European (PIE) phonology. The law, known for lengthening the vowel *e to *ē, is analyzed alongside related phenomena and other phonological laws. The author dissects the implications of various vowel developments and rules, specifically in relation to stressed, pretonic, and posttonic vowel transformations, arguing for a more precise understanding of their sequential emergence. The article demonstrates the complexities of the i-deletion rule and challenges previous assumptions regarding the chronology of these phonological changes.