gahwa = nothing
gahawa = guttural epenthesis
ghawa = guttural metathesis
I think as originally described it is almost always metathesis, not epenthesis. I am not even familiar with any varieties with regular "gahawa", from Iraq to Oman I only know about "ghawa".
gahawa = guttural epenthesis
ghawa = guttural metathesis
I think as originally described it is almost always metathesis, not epenthesis. I am not even familiar with any varieties with regular "gahawa", from Iraq to Oman I only know about "ghawa".
November 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
gahwa = nothing
gahawa = guttural epenthesis
ghawa = guttural metathesis
I think as originally described it is almost always metathesis, not epenthesis. I am not even familiar with any varieties with regular "gahawa", from Iraq to Oman I only know about "ghawa".
gahawa = guttural epenthesis
ghawa = guttural metathesis
I think as originally described it is almost always metathesis, not epenthesis. I am not even familiar with any varieties with regular "gahawa", from Iraq to Oman I only know about "ghawa".
Weil es im Deutschen keine üblichen Konsonantenfolgen am Wortanfang sind und die Aussprache daher schwerfällt? Heisst Epenthesis. Deswegen sagen Spanier España und estudiar, weil es die Konsonantenfolgen sp und st am Wortanfang nicht gibt
October 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Weil es im Deutschen keine üblichen Konsonantenfolgen am Wortanfang sind und die Aussprache daher schwerfällt? Heisst Epenthesis. Deswegen sagen Spanier España und estudiar, weil es die Konsonantenfolgen sp und st am Wortanfang nicht gibt
gaelic gotta be one of the hardest languages to make sense of when trying to read it
the pronunciation is already bizarre if you're only used to modern languages that use latin script, but stuff like "ainmhidh" has two silent letters and an epenthesis on top of it
the pronunciation is already bizarre if you're only used to modern languages that use latin script, but stuff like "ainmhidh" has two silent letters and an epenthesis on top of it
September 19, 2025 at 10:09 PM
gaelic gotta be one of the hardest languages to make sense of when trying to read it
the pronunciation is already bizarre if you're only used to modern languages that use latin script, but stuff like "ainmhidh" has two silent letters and an epenthesis on top of it
the pronunciation is already bizarre if you're only used to modern languages that use latin script, but stuff like "ainmhidh" has two silent letters and an epenthesis on top of it
Just published: “Epenthesis and beyond: Recent approaches to insertion in phonology and its interfaces” edited by Ji Yea Kim, Veronica Miatto, Andrija Petrović and Lori Repetti langsci-press.org/catalog/book... #openaccess
January 10, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Just published: “Epenthesis and beyond: Recent approaches to insertion in phonology and its interfaces” edited by Ji Yea Kim, Veronica Miatto, Andrija Petrović and Lori Repetti langsci-press.org/catalog/book... #openaccess
He used to do this crazy epenthesis thing with nasals
tummy > tumpy
tunnel > tuntel
hummus > humpus
tummy > tumpy
tunnel > tuntel
hummus > humpus
December 31, 2024 at 4:49 PM
He used to do this crazy epenthesis thing with nasals
tummy > tumpy
tunnel > tuntel
hummus > humpus
tummy > tumpy
tunnel > tuntel
hummus > humpus
Despite its late attestation, it has likely been part of Kartvelian since at least Georgian-Zan times, after the break with Svan. Megrelian has ყირტალი q̇irṭali, which underwent rules of epenthesis, dissimilation & metathesis:
*q̇lorṭ- > *q̇ilorṭ- > *q̇ilṭar- > q̇irṭal-
*q̇lorṭ- > *q̇ilorṭ- > *q̇ilṭar- > q̇irṭal-
March 24, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Despite its late attestation, it has likely been part of Kartvelian since at least Georgian-Zan times, after the break with Svan. Megrelian has ყირტალი q̇irṭali, which underwent rules of epenthesis, dissimilation & metathesis:
*q̇lorṭ- > *q̇ilorṭ- > *q̇ilṭar- > q̇irṭal-
*q̇lorṭ- > *q̇ilorṭ- > *q̇ilṭar- > q̇irṭal-
Due to cancelled trains and a pre-planned joie de vivre, I find myself a few pints deep in York.
Now is not the best time to discover the Gaelic epenthesis.
Now is not the best time to discover the Gaelic epenthesis.
December 13, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Due to cancelled trains and a pre-planned joie de vivre, I find myself a few pints deep in York.
Now is not the best time to discover the Gaelic epenthesis.
Now is not the best time to discover the Gaelic epenthesis.
I didn't think we need linguists to tell us that native speakers of most if not all varieties of American English are entirely comfortable pronouncing the /gr/ cluster and have no need to apply epenthesis. If a person, while practicing racism, is heard to utter a slur, you can believe they meant it.
September 17, 2024 at 12:38 AM
I didn't think we need linguists to tell us that native speakers of most if not all varieties of American English are entirely comfortable pronouncing the /gr/ cluster and have no need to apply epenthesis. If a person, while practicing racism, is heard to utter a slur, you can believe they meant it.
[listens to earpiece] Hold on a sec… So, uh, they’re telling me… what was that? Aghnyā? Not-to-be-slaughtered, you say? From zero-grade *n̥-gʷʰn̥-yéh₂, I assume. Gotcha. And Avestan agəniiā, eh? With epenthesis in the liturgical tradition. Yup, checks out. [back to audience] Ok, folks, never mind.
April 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
[listens to earpiece] Hold on a sec… So, uh, they’re telling me… what was that? Aghnyā? Not-to-be-slaughtered, you say? From zero-grade *n̥-gʷʰn̥-yéh₂, I assume. Gotcha. And Avestan agəniiā, eh? With epenthesis in the liturgical tradition. Yup, checks out. [back to audience] Ok, folks, never mind.
For day one I have started this Namjin fic that’s 39k and I have already left a comment on ch. 1
archiveofourown.org/chapters/149...
archiveofourown.org/chapters/149...
August 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
For day one I have started this Namjin fic that’s 39k and I have already left a comment on ch. 1
archiveofourown.org/chapters/149...
archiveofourown.org/chapters/149...
Definitely the former (or as an abridged form of Scheindlin which is a nickname for etc)
The -d- only got there by epenthesis from the -l
The -d- only got there by epenthesis from the -l
November 25, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Definitely the former (or as an abridged form of Scheindlin which is a nickname for etc)
The -d- only got there by epenthesis from the -l
The -d- only got there by epenthesis from the -l
Buriat appears to have dorsal epenthesis, but when you teach people a novel suffix they don't epenthesize /g/: they delete V, etc #nels46
November 1, 2024 at 1:51 AM
Buriat appears to have dorsal epenthesis, but when you teach people a novel suffix they don't epenthesize /g/: they delete V, etc #nels46
Your kid with the epenthesis, it's amazing 🤩
January 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Your kid with the epenthesis, it's amazing 🤩
an example is マヨラー (mayo-ler or mayo-rer meaning someone who loves mayonnaise)
this is an example of... epenthesis, maybe? specifically excrescence? I never knew these terms before today en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epenthe...
ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%9F%...
this is an example of... epenthesis, maybe? specifically excrescence? I never knew these terms before today en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epenthe...
ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%9F%...
December 29, 2024 at 8:37 AM
an example is マヨラー (mayo-ler or mayo-rer meaning someone who loves mayonnaise)
this is an example of... epenthesis, maybe? specifically excrescence? I never knew these terms before today en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epenthe...
ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%9F%...
this is an example of... epenthesis, maybe? specifically excrescence? I never knew these terms before today en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epenthe...
ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%9F%...
So without that, I don't think Semitic has anything pointing to consonantal *w there. The Akkadian pars- stem follows regularly from syncope of *paris- etc. before vowels. And generally, Semitic adjectives shouldn't have a *CVCC- stem, so no need to assume epenthesis.
Make sense? Questions?
Make sense? Questions?
January 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
So without that, I don't think Semitic has anything pointing to consonantal *w there. The Akkadian pars- stem follows regularly from syncope of *paris- etc. before vowels. And generally, Semitic adjectives shouldn't have a *CVCC- stem, so no need to assume epenthesis.
Make sense? Questions?
Make sense? Questions?
Thinking about epenthesis and Scots English
September 2, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Thinking about epenthesis and Scots English
Books: Epenthesis and beyond: Ji Yea Kim, Veronica Miatto, Andrija Petrović, Lori Repetti (eds.): The study of epenthesis, or the insertion of a non-etymological segment, has been at the core of phonological theory from the start, and recent approaches extend beyond phonology to include phonetic…
Books: Epenthesis and beyond: Ji Yea Kim, Veronica Miatto, Andrija Petrović, Lori Repetti (eds.)
The study of epenthesis, or the insertion of a non-etymological segment, has been at the core of phonological theory from the start, and recent approaches extend beyond phonology to include phonetic considerations, as well as morphological,…
dlvr.it
January 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Books: Epenthesis and beyond: Ji Yea Kim, Veronica Miatto, Andrija Petrović, Lori Repetti (eds.): The study of epenthesis, or the insertion of a non-etymological segment, has been at the core of phonological theory from the start, and recent approaches extend beyond phonology to include phonetic…
No, the epenthesis is quite regular in spoken Digoron. Even happens with 19th c. Russian loans like (ӕ)стъол(ӕ) (Rus. стол). No sign at all it is from Armenian (which wouldn’t explain the final -u anyway).
As for the direct Armenian loans the author signals, I’m not ...
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As for the direct Armenian loans the author signals, I’m not ...
bsky.app/profile/avza...
Happens in Ossetic though not fully lexicalized, e.g., Digoron stur ~ ustur ‘big’, stʼalu ~ æstʼalu ‘star’, and so on.
I’d say it was probably on the way to being frozen with the epenthetic vowels, but right at that crucial time the language got standardized and speakers became bilingual in ...
I’d say it was probably on the way to being frozen with the epenthetic vowels, but right at that crucial time the language got standardized and speakers became bilingual in ...
Italian is a bit of an outlier among the major Romance languages.
Spanish has 'escuela', Portuguese has 'escola', French has 'école' - all starting with a vowel - but in Italian it's 'scuola'.
Did it never get a vowel?
It sure did: Old Italian had 'iscuola'!
Here's the story of this little vowel:
Spanish has 'escuela', Portuguese has 'escola', French has 'école' - all starting with a vowel - but in Italian it's 'scuola'.
Did it never get a vowel?
It sure did: Old Italian had 'iscuola'!
Here's the story of this little vowel:
March 29, 2025 at 12:49 AM
No, the epenthesis is quite regular in spoken Digoron. Even happens with 19th c. Russian loans like (ӕ)стъол(ӕ) (Rus. стол). No sign at all it is from Armenian (which wouldn’t explain the final -u anyway).
As for the direct Armenian loans the author signals, I’m not ...
bsky.app/profile/avza...
As for the direct Armenian loans the author signals, I’m not ...
bsky.app/profile/avza...
The guy from Cumbria doesn't sound much like me but did pronounce 'feel' with epenthesis
June 14, 2025 at 11:17 AM
The guy from Cumbria doesn't sound much like me but did pronounce 'feel' with epenthesis
Complex onsets that begin with #sibilants differ from other complex onsets in their phonological properties, articulation, and acquisition. What makes them special?
#LabPhon #Farsi #L2Phonology #epenthesis #openaccess
doi.org/10.16995/lab...
#LabPhon #Farsi #L2Phonology #epenthesis #openaccess
doi.org/10.16995/lab...
The acquisition of L2 English complex onsets by L1 Farsi speakers
Much previous work has shown that sibilant-initial complex onsets (SC onsets) differ in their typological, phonological, articulatory, and acquisitional properties from other onsets. The exact mechani...
www.journal-labphon.org
November 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Complex onsets that begin with #sibilants differ from other complex onsets in their phonological properties, articulation, and acquisition. What makes them special?
#LabPhon #Farsi #L2Phonology #epenthesis #openaccess
doi.org/10.16995/lab...
#LabPhon #Farsi #L2Phonology #epenthesis #openaccess
doi.org/10.16995/lab...
🎉 #NewPublication on #stress in the #StrictCV framework in #Mosha, a #uralic language
📰 Shikunova, Alexandra. 2024. “Quality-conditioned stress as length: glide epenthesis in Moksha”. Radical: A Journal of Phonology, 6, 31-73.
🔗 radical.cnrs.fr/shikunova-qu...
✨ Enjoy ! ✨
📰 Shikunova, Alexandra. 2024. “Quality-conditioned stress as length: glide epenthesis in Moksha”. Radical: A Journal of Phonology, 6, 31-73.
🔗 radical.cnrs.fr/shikunova-qu...
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[SHIKUNOVA] Quality-conditioned stress as length: glide epenthesis in Moksha
Alexandra Shikunova (Reviewers: Shanti Ulfsbjorninn and anonymous reviewer) Download paper Abstract : In Strict CV, stress is assumed to be computed above the skeleton and therefore to be independe…
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November 25, 2024 at 7:52 AM
🎉 #NewPublication on #stress in the #StrictCV framework in #Mosha, a #uralic language
📰 Shikunova, Alexandra. 2024. “Quality-conditioned stress as length: glide epenthesis in Moksha”. Radical: A Journal of Phonology, 6, 31-73.
🔗 radical.cnrs.fr/shikunova-qu...
✨ Enjoy ! ✨
📰 Shikunova, Alexandra. 2024. “Quality-conditioned stress as length: glide epenthesis in Moksha”. Radical: A Journal of Phonology, 6, 31-73.
🔗 radical.cnrs.fr/shikunova-qu...
✨ Enjoy ! ✨