Every type of sound change in linguistics

Name every type of sound change in linguistics

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Hint	Answer
Metathesis	Quantitative metathesis
Lenition	Consonant gradation
Lenition	Consonant voicing
Lenition	Devoicing
Lenition	Assibilation
Lenition	Spirantization
Lenition	L-vocalization
Lenition	Debuccalization
Lenition	Fortition
Epenthesis	Prothesis
Epenthesis	Paragoge
Epenthesis	Unpacking
Epenthesis	Vowel breaking
Elision	Apheresis
Elision	Syncope
Elision	Apocope
Elision	Haplology
Elision	Cluster reduction
Transphonologization	Compensatory lengthening
Transphonologization	Nasalization
Transphonologization	Tonogenesis
Transphonologization	Floating tone
Assimilation	Fusion
Assimilation	Coarticulation
Assimilation	Palatalization
Assimilation	Velarization

Hint	Answer
Assimilation	Labialization
Assimilation	Final-obstruent devoicing
Assimilation	Metaphony
Assimilation	Consonant harmony
Assimilation	Dissimilation
Sandhi	Liaison
Sandhi	Linking R
Sandhi	Consonant mutation
Sandhi	Tone sandhi
Sandhi	Vowel hiatus
Other types	Apophony
Other types	Affrication
Other types	Gemination
Other types	Clipping
Other types	Fronting
Other types	Raising
Other types	Betacism
Other types	Merger
Other types	Compensatory lengthening
Other types	Rhotacism
Other types	Rhinoglottophilia
Other types	Sulcalization
Other types	Shm-reduplication
Other types	Consonant mutation
Other types	Vowel shift
Other types	Chain shift

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