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Metathesis
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Abstract Metathesis occurs when two adjacent sounds or features are transposed in a word. Greek exhibits several types of metathesis. Greek also has some examples of pseudo-metathesis. Metathesis is a linguistic phenomenon whereby two adjacent sounds are transposed. Metathesis is primarily a diachronic process; synchronic metathesis is typically analyzed by speakers as irregularities in a paradigm rather than an active process, though it is not unheard of in other languages. Not all examples of apparent metathesis are …
Date:
2014-01-27
