What does prepausal mean?
Prepausal means (linguistics) Before a pause in speech..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(linguistics) Before a pause in speech..
In the simple past and hesternal past (57b), there is an added H on the final vowel (which spreads leftward, when prepausal) and causes deletion of preceding Hs.
Use prepausal when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Prepausal means (linguistics) Before a pause in speech..
Common synonyms include prepause.
Possible antonyms include postpausal.
In the simple past and hesternal past (57b), there is an added H on the final vowel (which spreads leftward, when prepausal) and causes deletion of preceding Hs.
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