Definitions
There is 1 meaning of the phrase
Sound Law.
Sound Law - as a noun
A law describing sound changes in the history of a language
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
lawnatural lawHyponyms (Broadly Related)
Example Sentences
"The sound law of Grimm's law describes the consonant shifts that occurred in the Germanic languages."
"Many Indo-European languages have undergone sound laws that affected their vowel systems."
"Verner's Law is an example of a sound law that accounts for the alternation of voiced and voiceless consonants in Germanic languages."
"The Great Vowel Shift is a sound law that influenced the pronunciation of long vowels in Middle English."
"One sound law in Latin is the systematic change of initial /f/ to /h/ in Spanish."
