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This document discusses the monophthongization of the Latin diphthong ae. It argues that ae originally represented a diphthong ending in a close i sound, but over time the second element opened to an e-like sound. This change was reflected in the spelling changing from ai to ae between 200-150 BC. Ae remained a diphthong in classical Latin but rural dialects sometimes monophthongized it to e. Evidence from Latin literature and other Italic languages like Oscan supports ae being a diphthong in urban speech i
- Author
- Konstantin Predachenko
- Language
- EN