sound change

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Noun

sound change (plural sound changes)

1. (phonology) Any process of language change that affects pronunciation (phonetic change) or sound system structures (phonological change), manifested as a replacement of one speech sound (or, more generally, one phonetic feature) by another, as the complete loss of the affected sound, or by the introduction of a new sound in a place where there previously was none.

Translations

• German: Lautwandel
• Spanish: cambio fonético

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