Re: Why Ligatures?

From: Herman Ranes ([email protected])
Date: Thu Oct 16 1997 - 04:27:15 EDT

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Den 15 Oct 97 klokka 17:29 skreiv Alain LaBont\i - ordi1dgsig i �Re:
Why Ligatures?�:

> coexistence, coercitif, Groenland
> [the joined digraph is prohibited, and there is no diaeresis to give us a
> clue]
>

I am curious: I suppose the French name is derived from the danish
"Gr�nland", which is pronounced with an /�/-sound. Why then is not
Gr<oe>nland used in French --- with the same /�/-sound??

Helsing

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