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> switching the order of sounds is not a mechanism in the evolution of terms (at least, I cannot think of a single example), This is an extremely common way fo
by dmurray 5y ago
> switching the order of sounds is not a mechanism in the evolution of terms (at least, I cannot think of a single example),
This is an extremely common way for pronunciation to evolve, usually known as metathesis. An example familiar to most Americans is "ax" for "ask" heard in certain dialects.
For a hundred more examples, see the Wikipedia page.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metathesis_(linguistics) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metathesis_(linguistics)
- mdp2021 5y agoRight, and I read that > some even use [metathesis] as a regular part of their grammar, such as Hebrew and Fur , but I wonder how much that is part of the evolution of the language /in use/, and how much that mechanism involves language itself. So, for example, the Spanish may use 'palabra' ex 'parabola', with the seal of approval of the philologist as a codified expression, but that remains a "familiar" (small circle, irregardless if enormous) terminology implying a wink: "you used a metathesis", we forgive it but know it.