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1. Sibilant

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   Within the linguistic domain of Romance philology, the "Great Sibilant Shift (GSS)" describes a specific, geographically circumscribed phenomenon that occurred between the 12th and 15th centuries across the Iberian Peninsula. Unlike typical sound laws, the GSS appears to have been driven primarily by sociolectal competition rather than pure [phonetic inertia](/entries/phonetic-inertia/…