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Definition of Sound law
1. Noun. A law describing sound changes in the history of a language.
Group relationships: Diachronic Linguistics, Diachrony, Historical Linguistics
Specialized synonyms: Grimm's Law, Verner's Law
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sound Law
Literary usage of Sound law
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. On the Connection of the Physical Sciences by Mary Somerville (1846)
"... Water, and Solids—Causes of the Obstruction of Sound—Law of its Intensity—Reflection
of Sound —Echoes—Thunder—Refraction of Sound—Interference of Sounds ..."
2. The History of Language by Henry Sweet (1900)
"Thus the sound-law that German d corresponds to th in English, as in ding, ...
In this sense, a sound-law may be regarded as simply a statement of the fact ..."
3. On the Connection of the Physical Sciences by Mary Somerville (1846)
"... Water, and Solids—Causes of the Obstruction of Sound—Law of its Intensity—Reflection
of Sound —Echoes—Thunder—Refraction of Sound—Interference of Sounds ..."
4. Hermathena by Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland) (1905)
"It may be formulated, in legal shape, as follows :— Whenever Analogy, coming into
direct conflict with a Sound-law, reverses its effect, it is a necessary ..."
5. Formative Influences of Legal Development by Albert Kocourek, John Henry Wigmore (1918)
"His expression "sound law" refers both to civil and criminal law. If a healthy
nation have a healthy law, why not a healthy criminal law as well as a ..."
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