Epenthesis

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In phonology, epenthesis (/ɪˈpɛnθəsɪs, ɛ-/; Greek ἐπένθεσις) means the addition of one or more sounds to a word, especially in the first syllable (prothesis), the last syllable (paragoge), or between two syllabic sounds in a word. The opposite process in which one or more sounds are removed is referred to as elision.^[1]

^ Kim JY, Miatto V, Petrović A, Repetti L (2024). Kim JY, Miatto V, Petrović A, Repetti L (eds.). Epenthesis and beyond Recent approaches to insertion in phonology and its interfaces (pdf). Berlin: Language Science Press. doi:10.5281/zenodo.14193821. ISBN 9783961104932.

[Kim2024-1] Kim JY, Miatto V, Petrović A, Repetti L (2024). Kim JY, Miatto V, Petrović A, Repetti L (eds.). Epenthesis and beyond Recent approaches to insertion in phonology and its interfaces (pdf). Berlin: Language Science Press. doi:10.5281/zenodo.14193821. ISBN 9783961104932.

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