Kluge's law
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Kluge's law is a proposed sound law in Proto-Germanic historical linguistics that explains the development of certain geminate consonants from earlier consonant clusters.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bartholomae's law | 1 |
| Kluge's law canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1745439 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kluge's law Context triple: [Verner's law, relatedTo, Kluge's law]
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A.
Cunningham's Law
Cunningham's Law is an internet adage stating that the best way to get the right answer online is not to ask a question, but to post the wrong answer.
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B.
Wirth’s law
Wirth’s law is the observation that software tends to become slower more quickly than hardware becomes faster, often negating the benefits of improved computing performance.
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C.
Postel’s law
Postel’s law is a design principle in computing and networking that advises systems to be conservative in what they send and liberal in what they accept, promoting robustness and interoperability.
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D.
Sutton's law
Sutton's law is a medical and diagnostic principle that advises focusing first on the most likely cause of a problem, echoing bank robber Willie Sutton’s apocryphal rationale for targeting banks.
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E.
Occam's razor
Occam's razor is a philosophical and scientific principle that advises preferring the simplest explanation that adequately accounts for all observed facts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kluge's law Target entity description: Kluge's law is a proposed sound law in Proto-Germanic historical linguistics that explains the development of certain geminate consonants from earlier consonant clusters.
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A.
Cunningham's Law
Cunningham's Law is an internet adage stating that the best way to get the right answer online is not to ask a question, but to post the wrong answer.
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B.
Wirth’s law
Wirth’s law is the observation that software tends to become slower more quickly than hardware becomes faster, often negating the benefits of improved computing performance.
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C.
Postel’s law
Postel’s law is a design principle in computing and networking that advises systems to be conservative in what they send and liberal in what they accept, promoting robustness and interoperability.
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D.
Sutton's law
Sutton's law is a medical and diagnostic principle that advises focusing first on the most likely cause of a problem, echoing bank robber Willie Sutton’s apocryphal rationale for targeting banks.
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E.
Occam's razor
Occam's razor is a philosophical and scientific principle that advises preferring the simplest explanation that adequately accounts for all observed facts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hypothesis in historical linguistics
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proposed linguistic law ⓘ sound law ⓘ |
| aimsToExplain | origin of certain Proto-Germanic geminates ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Proto-Germanic ⓘ |
| centuryProposed | 19th century ⓘ |
| concerns |
consonant clusters
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development of geminate consonants ⓘ |
| describes | change from consonant clusters to geminate consonants ⓘ |
| discipline |
comparative linguistics
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historical phonology ⓘ phonology ⓘ |
| field | Proto-Germanic historical linguistics ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeAnalyses | other explanations for Proto-Germanic geminates ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation | cluster simplification to geminate ⓘ |
| influencedDebateOn | reconstruction of Proto-Germanic consonant system ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Germanic languages ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
studies of Proto-Germanic phonology
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works on Germanic historical grammar ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Friedrich Kluge ⓘ |
| operatesOn | consonant clusters in Proto-Germanic ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Friedrich Kluge ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
Germanic consonant shifts
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linked to:
Grimm's law
sound change ⓘ |
| status |
controversial
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disputed ⓘ |
| timeDepth | Proto-Germanic period ⓘ |
| typeOfChange | assimilatory sound change ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Kluge's law