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a change in the normal elements of a sentence. The change is usually in sound, but can occur in syllables, words, and other units. (Ex. Ask vs. aks) The effects may be heard in everyday speech and historically as well.
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Metathesis is the reordering of two sounds in a word, (eg. Ask vs. aks)  
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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*[[Syllable (definition)]]
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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*http://www.ling.ohio-state.edu/~ehume/metathesis/
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*http://www.worldlingo.com/ma/enwiki/en/Metathesis_(linguistics)
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metathesis_(linguistics)
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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*Matthews, P. H. (1997) ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press.  
Matthews, P. H. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.  
 
 
 
  
 
[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 
[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 
[[Category: Phonology]]
 
[[Category: Phonology]]

Latest revision as of 06:31, 15 June 2012

Metathesis is the reordering of two sounds in a word, (eg. Ask vs. aks)

See Also

External Links

The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful

References

  • Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.