Noun
sound change (plural sound changes)
(phonology) Any process of language change that affects pronunciation (phonetic change) or sound system structures (phonological change)
Apparent exceptions are possible, due to analogy and other regularization processes, or another sound change, or an unrecognized conditioning factor. Source: Internet
Grimm had, at last, awakened to the full conviction that all philology must be based on rigorous adherence to the laws of sound change in order to be sound, and he subsequently never deviated from this principle. Source: Internet
Grimm's law was the first non-trivial systematic sound change to be discovered. Source: Internet
Another source of sound change is the erosion of words as pronunciation gradually becomes increasingly indistinct and shortens words, leaving out syllables or sounds. Source: Internet
Cree includes all dialects which have not undergone the *k > /tʃ/ sound change (BC–QC) while Montagnais encompasses the territory where this sound change has occurred (QC–NL). Source: Internet
Each sound change is limited in space and time. Source: Internet