单词 | metathesize |
释义 | metathesizev. Linguistics. 1. intransitive. To undergo metathesis. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [verb (intransitive)] > metathesize metathesize1946 1946 E. A. Nida Morphol. ix. 180 A preconsonantal y metathesizes with the following consonant. 2. transitive. To transpose by metathesis; to subject to metathesis. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [verb (transitive)] > metathesize metathesize1954 1954 Jrnl. Negro Educ. 23 47/2 The students are prone to metathesize English as well as foreign words. 1973 A. H. Sommerstein Sound Pattern Anc. Greek ii. 30 Send them first to /dz/; then we will need to metathesize this to [zd]. 1988 P. A. Roberts W. Indians & their Lang. iii. 57 The English word film occurs in Creole English either as [fīləm]..or is metathesised as [flīm]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1946 |
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