i. Based only on the data below, what seems to be the outcome of word-initial Latin [k] in Italian?
Latin Italian Gloss
[keno] 🡪 [ʧeno ] ‘I dine’
[kentum] 🡪 [ʧɛnto ] ‘hundred’
[kivilis] 🡪 [ʧivile ] ‘civil’
[kirkus] 🡪 [ʧirko ] ‘circus’
ii. Now look at the additional data below. Do these data make you revise your answer? Why? According to these two sets of data, what are the outcomes of word- initial Latin [k] in Italian? Explain your answer and be as specific as possible: describe the different environments required for each outcome.
Latin Italian Gloss
[kampus] 🡪 [kampo] ‘field’
[kontra] 🡪 [kontra ] ‘against’
[kuriositas]🡪 [kuriosita] ‘curiosity’
[kredo] 🡪 [kredo] ‘I know’