Chapter XIV: Causes of Change

§ 1. Anatomy. § 2. Geography. § 3. National Psychology. § 4. Speed
of Utterance. § 5. Periods of Rapid Change. § 6. The Ease Theory.
§ 7. Sounds in Connected Speech. § 8. Extreme Weakenings. § 9. The
Principle of Value. § 10. Application to Case System, etc. § 11.
Stress Phenomena. § 12. Non-phonetic Changes.

XIV.--§ 1. Anatomy.

In accordance with the programme laid down in the opening paragraph of