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词汇 Verner's Law
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Definition of Verner's Law in English:

Verner's Law

nounˈvɛːnəzˈvəːnəzˈvər-
Linguistics
  • The observation that voiceless fricatives in Germanic predicted by Grimm's Law became voiced if the preceding syllable in the corresponding Indo-European word was unstressed.

    〔语言学〕维尔纳定律(该定律称,格里木定律所断言的日耳曼语中的清擦音,如果在印欧语对应词中的前一个音节是非重读的,就变成浊音)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Similarly, Grimm's Law, Verner's Law, and Grassman's Law are transformed into SpecGram's Law.
    • Verner published his results in 1875, and the patterns he described came to be known as Verner's Law.
    • The Danish scholar Carl Verner thus corrected the major deficiency of Grimm's Law by introducing a further sound shift Law, since called Verner's Law.
    • No exceptions and no examples of Verner's Law are involved.

Origin

Late 19th century: named after Karl A. Verner (1846–96), Danish philologist.

Definition of Verner's Law in US English:

Verner's Law

nounˈvər-
Linguistics
  • The observation that voiceless fricatives in Germanic predicted by Grimm's Law became voiced if the preceding syllable in the corresponding Indo-European word was unstressed, as in the English words death and dead.

    〔语言学〕维尔纳定律(该定律称,格里木定律所断言的日耳曼语中的清擦音,如果在印欧语对应词中的前一个音节是非重读的,就变成浊音)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Verner published his results in 1875, and the patterns he described came to be known as Verner's Law.
    • No exceptions and no examples of Verner's Law are involved.
    • The Danish scholar Carl Verner thus corrected the major deficiency of Grimm's Law by introducing a further sound shift Law, since called Verner's Law.
    • Similarly, Grimm's Law, Verner's Law, and Grassman's Law are transformed into SpecGram's Law.

Origin

Late 19th century: named after Karl A. Verner (1846–96), Danish philologist.

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