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Systematic changes in pronunciation associated with languages and dialects. Includes segmental and prosodic changes. Sound-change is usually used in a diachronic sense and does not refer to the transient or adaptive changes of an individual.
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Which phenomena compensate for sound losses in languages?
The most common ways to compensate for the loss of phonological distinction in a language are morphological: grammaticalization, as you mentioned, as well as compounding and borrowing. A striking pres …
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What is the history of the sound spelled <â> or <î> (IPA /ɨ/) in Romanian?
In words of Latin origin, Romanian /ɨ/ arises from a few different places:
Latin /a/ followed by /n/: cânt < canto, sfânt < sanctum. The diphthong in pâine, câine is due to assimilation to the follo …
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