Meaning of sound law | Babel Free

Definitions

A rule that describes historical sound change (the change in pronunciation of a given sound or cluster of sounds) in the development of a language.

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“Then, to oversimplify, if there are similarities in sound and meaning between two words that do not obey the sound laws that have been established, we conclude that they have resulted from borrowing.”

“In conclusion, we present the sound laws of Old Icelandic in the chronological order which represents the results of this dissertation.”

“For reasons that will become clear shortly, this limitation of sound laws to a specific time is an important trait.”

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