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7 Cards in this Set
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Linguists are concerned with what type of Language Change?
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Systematic: because it reflects significant changes that are representative of a majority of the speakers
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What are the 4 major causes of Language Change?
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1) Ease of Articulation
2) Hypercorrection 3) Hypocorrection 4) Balanced Phonology [drag-chain effect] |
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Common sound changes? (1/5)
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Voiceless sounds become voiced between vowels or when before voiced consonants
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Common sound changes? (2/5)
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Stops turn to Fricatives between vowels
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Common sound changes? (3/5)
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Consonants become voiceless at word final position
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Common sound changes? (4/5)
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Oral vowels become nasalized before nasal sounds
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Common sound changes? (5/5)
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[h] deletion before vowels
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