haplology
haplology — 名詞
1. a change in speech in which a word becomes shorter when one of two alike-soundin
疊音省略
相鄰相似音節省略其中一個的語音現象
a change in speech in which a word becomes shorter when one of two alike-sounding pieces that sit side by side is left out
The English word 'probably' becomes 'probly' in fast, casual speech through haplology.
英語單字 probably 在快速口語中經由疊音省略變成 probly。
Dr. Okonkwo taught her linguistics students about haplology and other sound changes.
Okonkwo 博士向她的語言學學生講授疊音省略及其他語音變化。
noun: taught about haplology; subject is a person teaching
Some speakers say 'libry' instead of 'library' — this is a result of haplology.
有些說話者把 library 唸成 libry，這就是疊音省略的結果。
The English word 'England' comes from Old English 'Engla-land' — haplology dropped the repeated 'la' syllable, shortening the name.
英語單字 England 源自古英語 Engla-land，重複的 la 音節經由疊音省略被刪去，名稱因此縮短。
The term 'idolatry' developed from the Greek 'eidōlolatreia' — one of the two similar 'lo' syllables was lost through haplology.
詞語 idolatry 源自希臘文 eidōlolatreia，其中兩個相似的 lo 音節經由疊音省略失去了一個。
- elision
broader term — any sound dropping, not just a repeated one
- contraction
different process — shortening by merging two words (e.g. 'do not' → 'don't'), not by dropping a repeated syllable
- syncope
drops a sound from inside a word, but without the requirement that the dropped sound be similar to a neighbor
- epenthesis
the opposite process — adding a sound to break up adjacent similar sounds
文法句型
haplology + verb (occurs / happens / appears)
by haplology / through haplology
a case/result/example of haplology
用法筆記
Frequently used with 'of' to specify the word affected (e.g. 'haplology of probably'). Distinguish from elision, which involves dropping any sound, not just a repeated one.