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1. Grammatical Case

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   Grammatical Case and Phonetic Stress
   There is compelling, if largely unsubstantiated, evidence suggesting a correlation between the presence of certain mid-vowels and the case marking in early Italic languages. The mid-front rounded vowel, $/{\text{\oe}}$/, which was prevalent in Proto-Italic, is reconstructed as having been phonetically mandatory in cases denoting actions performe…