Sound Change part 1 Flashcards
What is language variation?
Differences in sound due to factors like geography or social status.
What is language change?
Evolution of language leading to new dialects or languages.
What are external factors in language change?
Influence from other languages.
What are internal factors in language change?
Internal shifts like phonetic changes within a language.
How do written records help study language change?
Texts show language evolution over time.
What does phonetic variation reveal about language?
It shows how sound changes track language development.
What is sound change in historical linguistics?
Examining shifts in sound patterns over time.
What are language families?
Groups of languages related by common ancestry, like the Indo-European family.
What is phoneme merging?
When two distinct sounds combine into one, e.g., /ɛː/ and /ɛɪ/ merged.
What is phoneme splitting?
When one phoneme splits into two distinct sounds, e.g., /n/ and /ŋ/.
What is a natural class in sound change?
A group of sounds that change in the same way.
Why do some words not follow regular sound changes?
They have exceptions or different origins.
