elision in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for elision in the English»French Dictionary

elision [Brit ɪˈlɪʒ(ə)n, Am əˈlɪʒən] N LING

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They are categorised into different classes based on the phoneme which undergoes elision.

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The opposite of elision is epenthesis, whereby sounds are inserted into a word to ease pronunciation.

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The formation of these contractions is called elision.

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This dialect is characterized by merging or complete elision of syllables, considered by speakers from other regions to be a relaxed pronunciation.

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This is most commonly derived from the main stem by shortening or elision of the final vowel.

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It also describes elision, which is the reduction in the duration of sound of a phoneme when preceded by or followed by certain other sounds.

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Short nasal vowels also occur, apparently from the historical elision of a nasal consonant that is still attested in related forms.

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However, excessive elision is generally viewed as basilectic, and inadequate elision is seen as overly fussy or old-fashioned.

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Another form of elision is "apheresis", which means elision at the beginning of a word (generally of an unstressed vowel).

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This is a kind of external sandhi in which words join, undergoing phonological processes such as elision.

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