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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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Matthews, P. H. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.
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Revision as of 17:50, 13 November 2009

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.

See Also

External Links

References

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