DIZIONARIO GENERALE PLURILINGUE
DEL LESSICO METALINGUISTICO



Lemmaease of articulation
Categoria grammaticaleN
Linguainglese
SiglaSapir (1921)
TitoloLanguage
Sinonimi 
Rinviisound (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), 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), Pag. 183