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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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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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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]]

Revision as of 19:22, 15 November 2009

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

See Also

External Links

References

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