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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.
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Dissimilation can be classified according to the same dichotomies as [[assimilation]]: [[partial]] versus [[total]], [[progressive]] versus [[regressive]], [[contact]] versus [[distant]].
  
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===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==
 
==References==
* Campbell, Lyle & Mauricio J. Mixco. 2007. A Glossary of Historical Linguistics. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press.
 
 
* Crowley, Terry. 1997. ''An introduction to historical linguistics'' 3rd ed. Auckland: Oxford University Press.
 
* 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.
 
* McMahon, April M.S. 1994. Understanding language Change. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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===Other languages===
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German [[Dissimilation (de)]]
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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)