"sound shift" meaning in All languages combined

See sound shift on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: sound shifts [plural]
Etymology: Likely a calque of German Lautverschiebung. Etymology templates: {{cal|en|de|Lautverschiebung|nocap=1}} calque of German Lautverschiebung Head templates: {{en-noun}} sound shift (plural sound shifts)
  1. (linguistics) a regular sound change, especially when several phonemes are synchronously affected in analogous ways, and/or when there are several interlinked phases Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-sound_shift-en-noun-EplKu2Ff Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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