Kluge's law
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Kluge's law is a proposed sound law in Proto-Germanic historical linguistics that explains the development of certain geminate consonants from earlier consonant clusters.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bartholomae's law | 1 |
| Kluge's law canonical | 1 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hypothesis in historical linguistics
ⓘ
proposed linguistic law ⓘ sound law ⓘ |
| aimsToExplain | origin of certain Proto-Germanic geminates ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Proto-Germanic ⓘ |
| centuryProposed | 19th century ⓘ |
| concerns |
consonant clusters
ⓘ
development of geminate consonants ⓘ |
| describes | change from consonant clusters to geminate consonants ⓘ |
| discipline |
comparative linguistics
ⓘ
historical phonology ⓘ phonology ⓘ |
| field | Proto-Germanic historical linguistics ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeAnalyses | other explanations for Proto-Germanic geminates ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation | cluster simplification to geminate ⓘ |
| influencedDebateOn | reconstruction of Proto-Germanic consonant system ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Germanic languages ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
studies of Proto-Germanic phonology
ⓘ
works on Germanic historical grammar ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Friedrich Kluge ⓘ |
| operatesOn | consonant clusters in Proto-Germanic ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Friedrich Kluge ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
Grimm's law
ⓘ
surface form:
Germanic consonant shifts
sound change ⓘ |
| status |
controversial
ⓘ
disputed ⓘ |
| timeDepth | Proto-Germanic period ⓘ |
| typeOfChange | assimilatory sound change ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bartholomae's law