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'''Dissimilation''' (also called dissimilatory change) is a sound change in which one sound becomes less similar than another, usually adjacent, sound: Latin ''pe'''r'''egrinus'' > French ''pe'''l'''erin'' 'pilgrim', Eng. pilgrim. Dissimilation is the opposite of [[assimilation]]. | '''Dissimilation''' (also called dissimilatory change) is a sound change in which one sound becomes less similar than another, usually adjacent, sound: Latin ''pe'''r'''egrinus'' > French ''pe'''l'''erin'' 'pilgrim', Eng. pilgrim. Dissimilation is the opposite of [[assimilation]]. | ||
| − | Dissimilation can be classified according to the same dichotomies as assimilation: partial versus total, progressive versus regressive, contact versus distant. | + | Dissimilation can be classified according to the same dichotomies as [[assimilation]]: [[partial]] versus [[total]], [[progressive]] versus [[regressive]], [[contact]] versus [[distant]]. |
| + | ===Example=== | ||
A famous example of dissimilation is the dissimilation of aspirates in Greek and Sanskrit known as [[Grassmann's Law]]. | A famous example of dissimilation is the dissimilation of aspirates in Greek and Sanskrit known as [[Grassmann's Law]]. | ||
| + | ===References=== | ||
| + | * Crowley, Terry. 1997. ''An introduction to historical linguistics'' 3rd ed. Auckland: Oxford University Press. | ||
| + | * McMahon, April M.S. 1994. Understanding language Change. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. | ||
| + | ===Other languages=== | ||
| + | German [[Dissimilation (de)]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:57, 9 February 2009
Dissimilation (also called dissimilatory change) is a sound change in which one sound becomes less similar than another, usually adjacent, sound: Latin peregrinus > French pelerin 'pilgrim', Eng. pilgrim. Dissimilation is the opposite of assimilation.
Dissimilation can be classified according to the same dichotomies as assimilation: partial versus total, progressive versus regressive, contact versus distant.
Example
A famous example of dissimilation is the dissimilation of aspirates in Greek and Sanskrit known as Grassmann's Law.
References
- Crowley, Terry. 1997. An introduction to historical linguistics 3rd ed. Auckland: Oxford University Press.
- McMahon, April M.S. 1994. Understanding language Change. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Other languages
German Dissimilation (de)
