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THE DERIVATION OF ITALIAN cresce

In a note in a recent number of this journal, Ruhlen (1975) criticises the derivation for Italian cresce 'he grows' advocated by Saltarelli (1970:78) and reproduced here as (la). He goes on to propose the alternative derivation (Ib), which he claims "provides a natural source for the extra length in [?\, and at the same time offers a natural environment for Deaffrication. Moreover it eliminates the need for both Ellipsis and Consonant Lengthening rules in forms like cresce" (Ruhlen 1975:70)