Raymond Brown wrote:
> But against this another trend, that of anology, is working to counteract
> such irregularities. For example, sound change alone would mean that while
> we say _j'aime_, the plural would be *_nous amons_, and while we have _nous
> parlons_, the singular would be *_je parole_; but these verbs have
> re-regularized.
In short:
Sound change operates regularly to produce irregularities;
Analogy operates irregularly to produce regularities.
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