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Verner's Law

Definition: Verner's Law is a linguistic principle that describes the systematic phonetic changes that occurred in the Ancient Germanic languages. It explains the alteration of consonant sounds in certain circumstances.

Example sentence 1 (Historical sense): According to Verner's Law, the voiceless fricative /f/ in Old English changed to the voiced fricative /v/ when it appeared after an unstressed syllable.

Example sentence 2 (Linguistic sense): Verner's Law offers valuable insights into the sound shifts that occurred during the transition from Proto-Germanic to Old Norse.

Example sentence 3 (Modern sense): Modern linguistic studies continue to explore the implications of Verner's Law in understanding the development of sound patterns in Germanic languages.

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