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| − | + | ''for the article on epenthesis in Gaelic see [[Epenthesis]]'' | |
| − | '' | + | Epenthesis is the insertion of a sound (in Gaelic this is usually a vowel), between two other sounds. In the speech of some English speakers, the word ''film'' is pronounced with two syllables <nowiki>[fɪləm]</nowiki>. This process is very common in Gaelic, and is found in words like ''orm'' <nowiki> [ɔrəm]</nowiki> or ''Alba'' <nowiki>[alapə]</nowiki>. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | + | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epenthesis | |
| − | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epenthesis | + | *http://rhetoric.byu.edu/Figures/E/epenthesis.htm |
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| − | http://rhetoric.byu.edu/Figures/E/epenthesis.htm | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 11:33, 18 November 2009
for the article on epenthesis in Gaelic see Epenthesis
Epenthesis is the insertion of a sound (in Gaelic this is usually a vowel), between two other sounds. In the speech of some English speakers, the word film is pronounced with two syllables [fɪləm]. This process is very common in Gaelic, and is found in words like orm [ɔrəm] or Alba [alapə].
See Also
External Links
References
- Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
