Sound Laws - Examples of Specific Historical Sound Changes

Examples of Specific Historical Sound Changes

  • Umlaut
  • Grimm's law
  • Grassmann's law
  • Verner's law
  • Great Vowel Shift (English)
  • High German consonant shift
  • Anglo-Frisian nasal spirant law
  • Kluge's Law
  • Dahl's Law

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