Haplology
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Haplology is defined as the elimination of a syllable when two consecutive identical or similar syllables occur. The phenomenon was identified by American philologist Maurice Bloomfield in the 20th century.[1] Linguists sometimes jokingly refer to the phenomenon as "haplogy" (subjecting the word "haplology" to haplology).
[edit] Examples
- Basque: sagarrardo > sagardo 'apple cider'
- English:
- Latin: nutritrix > nutrix 'nurse'
- Biological Latin:
- Hamamelididae (disallowed spelling: Hamamelidae)
- Nycterididae > Nycteridae [1]
- Homeric Greek: amphiphoreus > amphoreus 'two-handled pitcher' [3]
- Classical Arabic: تتقاتلون tataqātalūna > تقاتلون taqātalūna 'you are fighting each other' [4]
- Spanish: impudicicia > impudicia 'lack of honesty' (both words are widely accepted[5])
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Crowley, Terry. (1997) An Introduction to Historical Linguistics. 3rd edition. Oxford University Press.
- ^ a b c "Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 06, 2008". Merriam-Webster Online. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary (online version ed.). November 2010.
- ^ Hock, Hans Henrich (1986). "Sound change: Dissimilation, haplology, metathesis". Principles of Historical Linguistics. De Gruyter. p. 109. ISBN 3-11-010600-0.
- ^ Kaye, Alan (1987). "Arabic". In Bernard Comrie. The World's Major Languages. Oxford University Press. p. 567. ISBN 0-19-520521-9.
- ^ "DRAE entry for 'impudicicia'". Diccionario de la Lengua Española Vigésima segunda edición. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
