In linguistics, a form of language change where a distinction between two phonemes or linguistic units is lost, simplifying the sound system.
From Greek haplos (single) + lalia (speech or utterance). A linguistics term describing simplification processes in how languages evolve over time.
Languages naturally simplify over time through processes like haplolaly, where speakers stop distinguishing between similar sounds—this is why Latin's complex case system slowly disappeared into Romance languages!
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