Meanings
nounsound change (countable and uncountable, plural sound changes)
plural sound changes
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesAny process of language change that affects pronunciation (phonetic change) or sound system structures (phonological change).
Translations
Dutch klankverandering
- klankveranderinglanguage change that affects pronunciation
Finnish äänteenmuutos, äännemuutos
- äänteenmuutoslanguage change that affects pronunciation
- äännemuutoslanguage change that affects pronunciation
German Lautwandel
- Lautwandellanguage change that affects pronunciation
Hungarian hangváltozás
- hangváltozáslanguage change that affects pronunciation
Polish proces fonetyczny
- proces fonetycznylanguage change that affects pronunciation
Portuguese mudança fonética
- mudança fonéticalanguage change that affects pronunciation
Spanish cambio fonético
- cambio fonéticolanguage change that affects pronunciation
Turkish ses değişmesi
- ses değişmesilanguage change that affects pronunciation
Cite this entry
APA
sound change. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sound%20change
MLA
“sound change.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sound%20change. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sound change,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sound%20change.
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