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Factors Causing Phonological Change Flashcards

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Contact with other languages

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knight kn used to be pronounced with a kn sounds

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Ease of Pronunciation

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Ease of pronunciation

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Analogy

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change something based on its perceived similarty to something else. Continental causes us to pronounce consonantal the way we do.

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Spelling Pronunciaiton

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Pronounce words how we spell

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Reinterpretation

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Word Boundary Confusion:Norange, napron, ickname. Folk Etymology: hangnail was angnail. Hypercorrection: Trying to be soo correct. comin=coming. virgin islands=verging islands.

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