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epenthesis::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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the insertion of a vowel in the plural of the word `bush' is epenthesis.
Examples of epenthesis
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Regular or semiregular epenthesis commonly occurs in languages that use affixes.
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Epenthesis occurs occasionally in Suffok dialect, as it does in Norfolk dialect.
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Regular or semiregular epenthesis commonly occurs in languages which use affixes.
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Epenthesis most often occurs within unfamiliar or complex consonant clusters.
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Epenthesis at the end of a word does not normally occur in Portugal.
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Epenthesis is sometimes used for humorous or childlike effect.
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This is usually dealt with by epenthesis.
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Dardic languages also display a tendency for consonantal epenthesis, where consonants are inserted or altered in a word.
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In general, Uyghur phonology tends to simplify phonemicconsonant clusters by means of elision and epenthesis.
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- The insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier; "the insertion of a vowel in the plural of the word `bush' is epenthesis"
- (epenthetic) of or pertaining to epenthesis
- In phonology, epenthesis (/u0259u02C8pu025Bnu03B8u0259su026As/; Greek: u1F10u03C0u03ADu03BDu03B8u03B5u03C3u03B9u03C2) means the addition of one or more sounds to a word, especially to the interior of a word. The word epenthesis comes from epi "in addition to" and en "in" and thesis "putting"...
- The insertion of a phoneme, letter, or syllable into a word, usually to satisfy the phonological constraints of a language or poetic context
- (also called infixation): Adding an extra syllable or letters in the middle of a word. Shakespeare might write, "A visitating spirit came last night" (instead of "visiting" spirit). ...
- The process by which a new word is formed by inserting a sound into another word. "Thunder," an English word derived from the Old English word "thunor" by process of epenthesis. See also: anaptyxis, dissimilation, haplology, metathesis, paragoge.
- A phenomenon of sound change that consists in the interposition of a sound between two others, usually because they are deemed difficult to pronounce in a row. ...
- Sound intrusion process in which a sound is inserted between consonants in a consonant cluster (e.g., blue pronounced buh-loo)
- The introduction of an extra medial sound, eg /b/ in hombre.
