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Lemma  ease of articulation 
Categoria grammaticale  N 
Lingua  inglese 
Opera  Sapir (1921) 
Sinonimi   
Rinvii  sound (inglese)
sound change (inglese)  
Traduzioni   
Citazioni 

Many linguistic students have made the [...] error of thinking of sound change as a quasi-physiological instead of as a strictly psychological phenomenon, or they have tried to dispose of the problem by bandying such catchwords as 'the tendency to increased ease of articulation' [...]
- Sapir (1921), a pag.183

'Ease of articulation' may enter in as a factor, but it is a rather subjective concept at best. Indians find hopelessly difficult sounds and sound combinations that are simple to us [...]
- Sapir (1921), a pag.183

 
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