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Syncope  (n.)  
  
963   09:00 صباحاً   date: 2023-11-25
Author : David Crystal
Book or Source : A dictionary of linguistics and phonetics
Page and Part : 469-19


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Syncope  (n.)

A term used in COMPARATIVE PHILOLOGY, and sometimes in modern PHONOLOGY, to refer to the DELETION of a VOWEL within a WORD; often contrasted with APHAERESIS and APOCOPE. Examples include the modern British English pronunciations of such words as secretary  , where American English has  . Some authors extend the notion to include internal CONSONANT deletion.