What does epenthetic mean?
Epenthetic means (phonology, phonetics) Of or pertaining to epenthesis..
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/ˌɛpənˈθɛtɪk/ · adjective
(phonology, phonetics) Of or pertaining to epenthesis..
“I’ve added a little vowel between the t and the r,” Baron says. “It elongates the word, it adds an extra syllable to the word, it emphasizes the word. There’s a name for this: epenthetic vowel.”
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Epenthetic means (phonology, phonetics) Of or pertaining to epenthesis..
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“I’ve added a little vowel between the t and the r,” Baron says. “It elongates the word, it adds an extra syllable to the word, it emphasizes the word. There’s a name for this: epenthetic vowel.”
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