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Germanic Phonetic Requirements
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The Problem of the Labio-Velar Stop ($\text{/w/}$)
A central component of GPR is the precise notation of the voiceless labio-velar approximant, phonetically transcribed as $\text{/w/}$ in most early stages of Common Germanic. Latin orthography, relying heavily on the monovalent $\text{V}$ (which functioned as both vowel and consonant), struggled to capture the necessary bilabial-velar articulation required by Germanic speakers, particularly in environments preceding high front vowels.
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Swedish Language
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Swedish (svenska) is a North Germanic language belonging to the East Scandinavian branch of the North Germanic subdivision of the Indo-European language family. Its genetic divergence from Proto-Norse began around the 8th century CE, following the gradual breakdown of the common runic inscriptions known as Common Germanic. Early linguistic separ…