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One of the etymological mysteries of contemporary English historical linguistics is the origin of the diminutive suffix -y, -ie, which first appeared during the Middle English Period.
On the origin of the English diminutive suffix -y, -ie by Shields, Kenneth, Jr. / Studia Anglica Posnaniensia: international review of English Studies
 
 
 
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