Elision
- In music, see elision (music).
An elision is the omission of some sound—either a vowel or a consonant, or a syllable in a word or phrase—producing a more easily spoken result. It may be deliberate or accidental, the latter often caused by the speaker being unfamiliar with the sounds. The sound may be slurred or muted. Elision from a few syllables often happens by the illiterate. Even though writing or typing does not reflect the same effort lost, the word or phrase may be spelt the same as it's spoken for poetics, slang, or comedy. In some instances, the omitted letters are replaced by an apostrophe and form a contraction. An elision is mainly done for ease but is short of an abbreviation or acronym: the former done for room and not a full word, and the latter done for ease and room but is a name rather than a word. An elision is also short of dropping whole words, as in saying "123" as "one two three" or "hundred twenty-three" rather than "one hundred and twenty-three". The shortening and blending of two or more words into one is called a portmanteau, and may be thought of as a planned elision. Elision can occur on both the orthographic and the phonetic level.
Arabicdinarion (L. G.): "دينار"; "dEnR"
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Ebonics[[neighbourhood|neighbo[u]rhood : "'hood"; "hœd"-ing: "-in'"-er, -or, -our: "-a"-ther: "-tha"; "Ta"-ter: "-ta"-th-: "-t-", "-d-"-th: "-f"([Letter]name): "[Letter]", "[Letter]'"birthday: "birfday", "berfday"; "brfdA"homeboy, homegirl: "homey", "homie"; "hOmE"people: "peeps"; "pEpsh"cousin: "cuz'"; "cuzh"does: "do"; "dU"cool: "kew'"; "cEUw"fool: "foo'"; "fU"whore: "ho'"; "hO"with: "wit'"you: "ya"for: "fo'"; "fO"your: "yo'"; "yO"afro: "'fro"; "frO"poor: "po'"; "pO"more: "mo'"; "mO"sure: "sho'"; "SO"alright: "aight"; "Iit", "It"what's up: "whassup", "wuzzup", "'sup"; "wussup", "wuzzup"chill, relax: "chillax"; "Jillæcs"motherfucker: "mofo"; "mOfO"disrespect: "dis", "diss"yes ma'am: "yessim", "yes'm"
French(word[vowel]) ([vowel]word): "(word[])'([vowel]word)"; (word[vowel]) = pronouns j[e], c[e], l[e], l[a], m[e], t[e], s[e], t[u], qu[oi], qu[i]; articles l[e], l[a]; adverbs n[e], presqu[e]; adjective quelqu[e]; preposition/adjective d[e]; conjunctions qu[e], s[i], jusqu[e], lorsqu[e], puisqu[e], quoi[ ]qu[e]
:I, such, him, her, me, thee/you, it, thou/you, what, who/which; the (m.), the (f.); even/nay, nigh|nearly; some; from/of/some/[some]; that/than, if, -ward[s], whilst/when, since, [al]though(word[p, s, t, x, z, st, nt, ds]): "(word[])"-us, -um, -es, -em, -a, -ius (L.): "-e", "", "-s"; "-h", ""
:-i-, -a-, -e-, -o-, -y-, -s, -longaucun: "ocun", "okun"
:none|no-osus (L.): "-eux"; "-œU"
:-some-ia, -ium (G. L.): "-ie"; "-E"
:-ings, -ling-aticum, -aticus (G. L.): "-age", "-atique", "-atge"; "-ajh", "-atEch", "-atjh"
:-kind, -ly, -kindly"-h[vowel]- (L.)"; "-[vowel]-"yoghurt (Tur. L.): "yaourt"; "yaurt"
:curdsospeçon (L. Fr.): "soupçon"; "sUpsoN"
:giveaway-itas, -itat (L.): "-ité", "-ié"; "-itA", "-iA"
:-ness, -hood, -dom, -red-ensis (L.): "-ais"; "-A"
:-ish-os- (L. Ger. Fr.): "-ô-"; "-O-"-sl- (L.): "-sl-"; "-l-"bien: "ben", "bin"
:wellj'aime: "j'm"
:I lovece: "c"; "s"
:suchque: "ke"; "ch"*qu'-: "k'-"; "c-"
:that/than-que (L. Fr.): "-c"; "-ch"
:-c-ais, -ait, -aient, -ez, est: "-é"; "-A"habere (L.): "avoir"; "avwR"
:to haverocca (L.): "roche"; "rOSh"
:stonepersica (L.): "pêche"; "peSh"
:peachrecepta (L.): "recette"; "reseth"
:token-p- (L.): "--"; "--"autumnus (L.): "automne"; "otun", "otunh"
:yieldsuccarum (S. Per. A. It. L.): "sukere", "sucre"; "sUcer", "sUcr", "sUchr"
:sugar, gritcaffè (A. Tur. It.): "café"; "cafA"
:coffeevegetabilis (L.): "vegetable"; "vejetabll"
:enliveningkilogram (G. L. Fr.): "kilo"; "cElO"
:thouswritmagazzino (Ara. A. It.): "magasin", "magazine"; "magazaN", "magazEn"
:stock, stackréfrigérateur (L. Fr.): "frigo"; "frEgO"
:chillenshipsexus (L.) "sexe"; "secs", "secsh"
:splitlogarithmus (G. L.): "logarithme", "log"; "logRETm", "logRETmh", "log"
:wordlotgarçon (Ger. Fr.): "gars"; "ga"
:ladpédérast (G. Fr.): "pédé"; "pAdA"
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Gaelic
Greek(word[vowel]) ([vowel]word): "(word[])'([vowel]word)"; (word[vowel]) = (polysyllabic pronoun, noun, sometimes-nondative verb, adverb, often conjunction, sometimes preposition, particle[α, ε, η, ι, ο, ω]), (monosyllabic same[ε])-δ-, -τ-: "-δ-", "-τ-"; "--"h-, -h (S., H.): "-"Hinduš (S. Per.): "Ινδυ&sigmaf"; "EndUs"
:Sindha-mazan (Ira.): "αμαζων"; "amazOn"
:fighting as oneLucanas (L.): "Λυκας"; "lUcas"Yehowshuwa (H.): "Ιησους"; "EAsUsh"
Italian-um, -us (L.): "-o"; "-O"
:-i-, -a-, -e-, -o-, -y-qahveh (A. Tur.): "caffè"; "caffA"
:coffeezephirum (A. L.): "zero"; "zerO"
:noughtgravicembalo col piano e forte (L. It.): "pianoforte", "piano"; "pEanOfOrtA", "pEanO"
:heavibowl with flat and strong, harpsichord with hush and loud
Japanesenzyet-pwun-cwuc (C.): "ni-pon-gu", "ni-hon-gu"
:sunwhenceland, Japan Elision is extremely common in the pronunciation of the Japanese language. Devoiced vowels are frequently left unspoken. However, unlike French or English, Japanese does not often show elision in writing. The process is purely phonetic, and varies considerably depending on the dialect or level of formality. A few examples (slightly exaggerated; apostrophes added to indicate elision), - "Matsushita-san wa imasu ka?"; "Matsush'ta-san wa imas' ka?"
:Is Mr. Matsushita in?"roku, shichi, hachi"; "rok', sh'ch', hach'"
:six, seven, eight"Shitsurei shimasu."; "Sh'ts'rei sh'mas'."
:Forgive me for leaving.
In Japan, gender roles also influence one's elision. It is considered masculine to elide, especially over the terminal "u" sound, whereas women are traditionally encouraged to do the opposite. However, excessive elision is generally viewed as basilectic, and inadequate elision is seen as overly fussy or old-fashioned. Some nonstandard dialects, such as Satsuma-ben, are known for their extensive elision.
Latininsula: "isula"; "Isula"
:islandx- (G. L.): "x-"; "z-"Gabriyel (H.): "Gabriel"; "gabrEel"Yahuwdiyth (H.): "Judith"; "yEUdiT"Yowsef (H.): "Joseph"; "yEOsef"
MalayChipangu (C. J. C.) "Japang"; "japang"
Portuguese-aticum (G. L.): "-agem"; "-ajem"
:-kind
Scottishnot (E.): "nae"; "nA"
Spanish-us, -um, -es, -em (L.): "-o", "-e"; "-O", "-A"
:-i-, -a-, -e-, -o-"-h[vowel]- (L.)"; "-[vowel]-"-ium (L.): "-io"; "-EO"
:-ling-aticum (G. L.): "-aje"; "-ahA"
:-kindautumnus (L.): "otoño"; "otonyO"
:yield-sed, -st (E.): "-s": "-s", "-"El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula (L. It. Sp.): "El Pueblo de Neustra Señora", "Los Angeles"; "el pweblO dA nwestra sEnyOra", "lOs anhelAs"
:The Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Heralds of Doling
Tamil
There are well-defined rules for elision in Tamil. They are categorised into different classes based on the phoneme where elision occurs. - Kutriyalukaram, u
- Kutriyalikaram, i
- Aiykaarakkurukkam, ai (see diphthong)
- Oukaarakkurukkam, au
- Aaythakkurukkam, the special character akh
- Makarakkurukkam, m
Turkish - -&gcaron;-: "-&gcaron;-"; "-h-", "-gh-"
See also - Aphesis
- Phonology
- Linguistics
External links - French examples (contains pop-up ad)
- Greek Grammar
- How to Pronounce the Name, Worcester, Mass
- PainInTheEnglish.com
- Putting Words Together
- Universals of human language
- What's the origin of the suffix "-age"?
- Where Did the Name "Los Angeles" Come From?
- Yogurt
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