| Lemma | phonetic readjustment |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Sapir (1921) |
| Titolo | Language |
| Sinonimi | phonetic unsettlement (inglese) |
| Rinvii | drift (inglese) individual variation (inglese) phonetic law (inglese) phonetic pattern (inglese) |
| Traduzioni | |
| Citazioni | A drift that begins as a slight phonetic readjustment or unsettlement may in the course of millennia bring about the most profound structural changes. What is the primary cause of the unsettling of a phonetic pattern and what is the cumulative force that selects these or those particular variations of the individual on which to float the pattern readjustments we hardly know. |