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Äänteenmuutos, also known as sound change, refers to the alteration of pronunciation in a language over time. This is a natural and ongoing process that affects all living languages, leading to the evolution of their sound systems. Sound changes can occur for various reasons, including physiological factors related to speech production, the influence of neighboring sounds, or the need for greater ease of articulation.
There are several types of sound changes. Assimilation occurs when a sound becomes more like a neighboring
Sound changes can be regular or irregular. Regular sound changes affect a specific sound or sound sequence