chain shift
C65959
concept
A chain shift is a systematic sound change in which a series of phonemes each move to occupy the articulatory or acoustic space of another, creating a linked sequence of shifts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| chain shift canonical | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: chain shift
Generated description
A chain shift is a systematic sound change in which a series of phonemes each move to occupy the articulatory or acoustic space of another, creating a linked sequence of shifts.
Instances (1)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Northern Cities Shift | — |