English Explanatory Dictionary

sound law

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

/ˈsaʊnd lɔː/ /ˈsaʊnd lɔ/ /ˈsaʊnd lɑ/

Word forms

sound law sound laws sound-law

Etymology

Calque of German Lautgesetz.

Related words

aphaeresis apheresis apocope assimilation dissimilation elision epenthesis haplology lenition metathesis nasalisation nasalization phonological change prothesis tonogenesis sandhi syncope
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