"sound change" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sound changes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sound change (countable and uncountable, plural sound changes)
  1. (phonology) Any process of language change that affects pronunciation (phonetic change) or sound system structures (phonological change). Wikipedia link: sound change Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Phonology Related terms: sound law, yodization Translations (language change that affects pronunciation): klankverandering [feminine] (Dutch), äänteenmuutos (Finnish), äännemuutos (Finnish), ბგერითი ცვლილება (bgeriti cvlileba) (Georgian), ფონეტიკური პროცესი (poneṭiḳuri ṗrocesi) (Georgian), Lautwandel [masculine] (German), hangváltozás (Hungarian), proces fonetyczny [masculine] (Polish), гласовна промена [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), glasovna promena [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), cambio fonético [masculine] (Spanish), ses değişmesi (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-sound_change-en-noun-H0gwg2jn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, sciences

Inflected forms

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