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− | '''Haplology''' is the reduction of a sequence of two identical or very similar | + | '''Haplology''' is the reduction of a sequence of two identical or very similar [[syllable]]s to a single such syllable. |
===Examples=== | ===Examples=== | ||
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* [[Middle English]] ''humblely'' > Modern English ''humbly'' (Campbell 1998:37) | * [[Middle English]] ''humblely'' > Modern English ''humbly'' (Campbell 1998:37) | ||
* [[Basque]] ''sagar'' "apple" + ''ardo'' "wine" > ''sagardo'' "cider" (Trask 1996:68) | * [[Basque]] ''sagar'' "apple" + ''ardo'' "wine" > ''sagardo'' "cider" (Trask 1996:68) | ||
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+ | ===References=== | ||
+ | * [[Lyle Campbell|Campbell, Lyle]]. 1998. ''Historical Linguistics: An Introduction''. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. | ||
+ | * [[Robert Lawrence Trask|Trask, R. L.]]. 1996. ''Historical Linguistics''. London: Arnold. | ||
===Other languages=== | ===Other languages=== | ||
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* Russian [[гаплология]] | * Russian [[гаплология]] | ||
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[[Category:Diachrony]] | [[Category:Diachrony]] |
Revision as of 06:54, 9 July 2008
Haplology is the reduction of a sequence of two identical or very similar syllables to a single such syllable.
Examples
- Middle English humblely > Modern English humbly (Campbell 1998:37)
- Basque sagar "apple" + ardo "wine" > sagardo "cider" (Trask 1996:68)
References
- Campbell, Lyle. 1998. Historical Linguistics: An Introduction. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
- Trask, R. L.. 1996. Historical Linguistics. London: Arnold.
Other languages
- French haplologie (fr)
- German Haplologie (de)
- Russian гаплология