| Lemma | phonetic law |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Sapir (1921) |
| Titolo | Language |
| Sinonimi | phonetic change (inglese) phonetic drift (inglese) phonetic process (inglese) |
| Rinvii | color (inglese) drift (inglese) form (inglese) linguistics (inglese) morphology (inglese) phonetic pattern (inglese) sound of language (inglese) word (inglese) |
| Traduzioni | |
| Citazioni | 'Phonetic laws' make up a large and fundamental share of the subject-matter of linguistics [...] A drift that begins as a slight phonetic readjustment or unsettlement may in the course off millennia bring about the most profound structural changes. [...] phonetic laws do not work with spontaneous automatism [...] they are simply a formula for a consummated drift that sets in a psychologically exposed point and gradually worms its way through a gamut of phonetically analogous forms. [...] a simple phonetic law, meaningless in itself, may eventually color or transform large reaches of the morphology of a language. |