/h/
EARLY MODERN ENGLISH THROUGH PRESENT-DAY ENGLISH
SOURCE:
ME /h/
Voiceless velar fricative
The consonant /h/ has been stable from EME through PDE.
| CONSONANT |
EME
/h/
|
PDE /h/
|
| SPELLING |
h
|
h
|
| EXAMPLE |
hand
|
hand
|
SOUND
CHANGES AFFECTING /h/
EME /h/
Loss of ME allophones (palatal fricative, forceful velar fricative)
Merging of ME allophones with EME /f/
Spelling pronunciation in loanwords