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Epenthesis in English and Arabic A Contrastive Study | ||
| Journal of Tikrit University for the Humanities | ||
| Article 1, Volume 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 648-660 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hasan Sh. Ali; Hadeel K. Ali | ||
| Abstract | ||
| ABSTRACT As a result of historical sound change or synchronic rule, many sounds are added or inserted. Addition of sounds may be very prominent in informal speech. Epenthesis or addition is the insertion of one or more sounds to a word, especially to the interior of a word. According to Crowly (1997: 55) epenthesis may be divided into two types: excrescence which refer to the insertion of a consonant, and anaptyxis which refers to the insertion of a vowel. In English the process of epenthesis is versus deletion in particular positions, that general principles govern the choice of epenthesis whether a vowel or a consonant. In Arabic the essential phonological characteristics can be clarified by showing the selection of epenthesis according to the restricted conditions. This study includes listing words in English and Arabic that necessitate the use of epenthesis in both types excrescene and anaptyxis. The aim behind this study is to show how universal conditions can govern words with the use of epenthesis in both languages. | ||
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