Phonological change
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In historical linguistics, phonological change is any sound change that alters the distribution of phonemes in a language. In other words, a language develops a new system of oppositions among its phonemes. Old contrasts may disappear, new ones may emerge, or they may simply be rearranged.
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See also
- Chain shift
- Drift (linguistics)
- Language change
- Phonological history of English consonants
- Phonological history of English vowels
- Phonological history of the English language
- Sound change
- Vowel shift
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