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* Grimm observed three "phases" of sound changes (called by linguists, a "chain shift") | * Grimm observed three "phases" of sound changes (called by linguists, a "chain shift") | ||
** the sound shifts are related to how a sound is made by breath and tongue placement | ** the sound shifts are related to how a sound is made by breath and tongue placement | ||
* Grimm's law concerns "mechanics" of speech | |||
** i.e., the way the sound is formed | |||
** for example, | |||
*** "P" is spoken by closing the lips and breathing out | |||
*** "F" is spoken by closing the top front teeth upon the bottom lip (while not closing the top lip) | |||
==Indo-European languages == | |||
[[File:Indo-European Language Family Branches in Eurasia.png|thumb|Indo-European Language Family Branches in Eurasia|alt=Indo-European Language Family Branches in Eurasia.png]] | [[File:Indo-European Language Family Branches in Eurasia.png|thumb|Indo-European Language Family Branches in Eurasia|alt=Indo-European Language Family Branches in Eurasia.png]] | ||
* the shifts that Grimm tracked are derived from a common origin language, proto-Indo-European (PIE) | * the shifts that Grimm tracked are derived from a common origin language, proto-Indo-European (PIE) | ||
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* "pyre" (Latin) to "fire" (English) | * "pyre" (Latin) to "fire" (English) | ||
=== "P" to " | === "D" to "T" sound === | ||
* asdf | |||
=== "K" to "HT" sound === | |||
* asdf | |||
=== "T" to "Th" sound=== | |||
* asdf | |||
=== "B" to "P" sound=== | |||
* asdf | |||
=== "Bh" to "b" sound=== | |||
* aspirated "Bh" or soft "beh" to hard "B" | |||
** not in English | |||
=== "Dh" to "P" sound=== | |||
* aspirated "Dh" or soft "deh" to hard "D" | |||
** not in English | |||
=== "Gh" to "G" sound=== | |||
* aspirated "Gh" or soft-"geh" to hard "G" | |||
** not in English | |||