historical sound change
C1509
concept
Historical sound change is the systematic alteration of speech sounds in a language over time, resulting in predictable shifts in pronunciation patterns across generations.
All labels observed (14)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| sound change | 10 |
| vowel shift | 4 |
| historical linguistic phenomenon | 3 |
| historical linguistics concept | 3 |
| historical sound change canonical | 2 |
| phonological law | 2 |
| Balto-Slavic sound law | 1 |
| Indo-European sound law | 1 |
| Proto-Indo-European sound law | 1 |
| consonant shift | 1 |
| historical linguistic principle | 1 |
| historical sound change pattern | 1 |
| phonological shift | 1 |
| set of phonological developments | 1 |
Instances (20)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Canaanite shift | sound change |
| Ingvaeonic nasal spirant law | sound change |
| Canadian Raising of /aɪ/ and /aʊ/ | sound change |
| Canadian Shift in short front vowels | vowel shift |
| Grimm's law | historical linguistics concept |
| Verner's law | historical linguistic principle |
| Grassmann's law | phonological law |
| Sievers' law | historical linguistics concept |
| Winter's law | Balto-Slavic sound law |
| Brugmann's law | historical linguistics concept |
| Szemerényi's law | Proto-Indo-European sound law |
| Osthoff's law | — |
| Great Vowel Shift | sound change |
| Great Vowel Shift (early phase) | sound change |
| Eastern Iranian sound changes | set of phonological developments |
| Great Vowel Shift (late phase) | — |
| Canadian Shift | vowel shift |
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Canadian Raising
surface form:
Canadian raising
|
sound change |
| Northern Cities Shift | vowel shift |
| High German consonant shift | sound change |