#1  
Old 25-Jun-2008, 05:50
Newbie
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 5
Member Type: Other
Default antonym for elide

I seek the term that is the antonym for elide or elision.

There is plenty on the net about the handiness of these abbreviation processes but nothing that I can find to label a 'stretching' of words due to poor speech (especially in Australia).

For example, "tour" is said as "two-er", "Year" as "ye-ar" and so on.

Tour and year are spoken with the lips open while the others require the lips to close.

Is there a formal or even a colloquial term for adding a syllable to such words, please?


Thanks,

RF
  #2  
Old 25-Jun-2008, 13:25
Soup's Avatar
VIP Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 5,893
Home Country: Canada
Native Language: English
Current Location: China
Member Type: English Teacher
Default Re: antonym for elide

Quote:
Originally Posted by rodster View Post
I seek the term that is the antonym for elide or elision.
Epenthesis and anaptyxis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epenthesis


Quote:
rodster]For example, "tour" is said as "two-er", "Year" as "ye-ar" and so on.
If [r] is syllabic, then these aren't examples of epenthesis or anaptyxis:
[tu:r] > [tu'r] where [r] is syllabic
[yi:r] > [yi'r] where [r] is syllabic
The apparent rules:
[1] a long vowel becomes a short vowel before syllabic consonants (R, and possibly L, M, and N). The reason, syllable weight redistribution: semi-vowels are vocalic as are vowels. They are too similar so the speaker separates the two by redefining the syllable boundary.

[2] insert a reduced vowel instead of changing the syllable boundary (epenthesis, anaptyxis)
__________________
Related discussion Pronunciation: film - WordReference Forums
Closed Thread

Bookmarks


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
antonym of mistake daf General Language Discussions 4 19-May-2009 19:36
antonym Ju Ask a Teacher 2 14-Feb-2007 16:22
antonym Unregistered Ask a Teacher 1 29-Nov-2006 06:16
Antonym of Informant. Piak Ask a Teacher 2 18-Nov-2004 05:01
antonym of victory,luck,justice and tragedy? Anonymous Ask a Teacher 1 21-Jul-2004 21:26


All times are GMT. The time now is 20:32.



Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO ©2011, Crawlability, Inc.