| Lemma | functional distinction |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Sapir (1921) |
| Titolo | Language |
| Sinonimi | |
| Rinvii | form (inglese) formal distinction (inglese) phonetic process (inglese) |
| Traduzioni | |
| Citazioni | [...] a [...] cause for the rise of [...] nonsignificant form, or rather of non-significant differences of form. This is the mechanical operation of phonetic processes, which may bring about formal distinctions that have not and never had a corresponding functional distinction. |