For example, the sound change of p to f, t to θ (th), and k to h, on the one hand, and of b to p, d to t, and g to k, on the other, in early Germanic had the effect of changing the phonological system.
Lai and Hsu (2013) studied a contact-induced sound change of →[l] among young speakers of Yami, an Austronesian language spoken on the Orchid Island in Taiwan, due to influences of Mandarin.9 They found that the rate of change is largely dependent on speakers' Mandarin competence and frequency of use, as Mandarin has [l] but not in its inventory.
For example: in the rhyme, Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water; the beginning sound change of /J/ to /h/ changes the word Jill to hill.
The distribution of waiting times between successive events of regular sound change on the phylogeny shows a striking fit to this expectation.
In the present study, the effects of MRI noise on ERPs associated with preattentive processing of sound changes and involuntary switching of attention to them were investigated.
The network identifies the two major recognized [ 23] divisions of highly interconnected sound changes among pairs of consonants (mean transition rate/10 years = 0.0061 ± 0.028) and among pairs of vowels (mean rate = 0.0091 ± 0.0373).
An explanatory theory of sound change, and of language change in general, must therefore not only explain the origins of variation, but also take into account the orderly differentiation in a language serving a community [13], as reflected in correlations between linguistic variation and such macrosocial structures as socioeconomic class, ethnicity, and gender [12].
Called a modulation power spectrum, it charts how quickly the volume of a sound changes over tiny amounts of time.
Becoming attuned to sound changes the focus of approach.
Dripping in their signature dark sound, this change-of-pace bangs heavy as brooding vocals set a cool, sexy vibe.
