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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. |
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* [[Basque]] ''sagar'' "apple" + ''ardo'' "wine" > ''sagardo'' "cider" (Trask 1996:68) | * [[Basque]] ''sagar'' "apple" + ''ardo'' "wine" > ''sagardo'' "cider" (Trask 1996:68) | ||
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| + | the English possessive '''s'' is not pronounced after the plural morpheme -''s'' (e.g. ''John's reaction'' vs. ''the two cats' reactions''). In Dutch, the noun-forming suffix -''eling'' may attach to nouns, verbs and adjectives (''dorpeling'' 'villager', ''zuigeling'' 'infant', ''stommeling'' 'idiot'). If the base ends in the sequence -''el'', one of the -''el''-sequences is haplologically deleted (''edel'' 'noble', ''edeling'' 'nobleman'). | ||
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| + | === Link === | ||
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| + | [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Haplology&lemmacode=701 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | ||
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| + | === References === | ||
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| + | * Haas, W. de & M. Trommelen 1992. ''Morfologisch Handboek van het Nederlands,'' SDU, Den Haag. | ||
| + | * Spencer, A. 1991. ''Morphological Theory,'' Blackwell, Oxford. | ||
* [[Lyle Campbell|Campbell, Lyle]]. 1998. ''Historical Linguistics: An Introduction''. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. | * [[Lyle Campbell|Campbell, Lyle]]. 1998. ''Historical Linguistics: An Introduction''. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. | ||
* [[Robert Lawrence Trask|Trask, R. L.]]. 1996. ''Historical Linguistics''. London: Arnold. | * [[Robert Lawrence Trask|Trask, R. L.]]. 1996. ''Historical Linguistics''. London: Arnold. | ||
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| + | ===Other languages=== | ||
| + | * French [[haplologie (fr)]] | ||
| + | * German [[Haplologie (de)]] | ||
| + | * Russian [[гаплология]] | ||
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| + | {{dc}} | ||
[[Category:Diachrony]] | [[Category:Diachrony]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Morphology]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:50, 15 February 2009
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)
Example
the English possessive 's is not pronounced after the plural morpheme -s (e.g. John's reaction vs. the two cats' reactions). In Dutch, the noun-forming suffix -eling may attach to nouns, verbs and adjectives (dorpeling 'villager', zuigeling 'infant', stommeling 'idiot'). If the base ends in the sequence -el, one of the -el-sequences is haplologically deleted (edel 'noble', edeling 'nobleman').
Link
Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics
References
- Haas, W. de & M. Trommelen 1992. Morfologisch Handboek van het Nederlands, SDU, Den Haag.
- Spencer, A. 1991. Morphological Theory, Blackwell, Oxford.
- 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
