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Phonetic erosion

Noun

Definitions

1.NounThe loss of phonemes from a spoken word (or of words in a phrase) over time, sometimes as a result of grammaticalization.

Synonyms

phoneticizationphonologizationdepharyngealizationphonicsphonologisationphonemizationphonemisationphonemicizationhaplologyaphoresisphonetizationepenthesis
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