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Metathesis may also involve interchanging non-contiguous sounds, known as nonadjacent metathesis, long-distance metathesis, [1] or hyperthesis, [3] as shown in these examples of metathesis sound change from Latin to Spanish: Latin parabola > Spanish palabra "word" Latin miraculum > Spanish milagro "miracle" Latin periculum > Spanish peligro ...
English chips → Polish chipsy (alt. czipsy) — the -y is added to make it a regular plural in Polish due to declension (the word turns into double plural); Polish pierogi (pl.) → English pierogi s — the - s is added to indicate plurality, due to the common misconception that pierogi is a singular form (double plural).
An example of spoonerism on a protest placard in London, England: "Buck Frexit" instead of "Fuck Brexit"A spoonerism is an occurrence of speech in which corresponding consonants, vowels, or morphemes are switched (see metathesis) between two words of a phrase.
A list of metaphors in the English language organised alphabetically by type. A metaphor is a literary figure of speech that uses an image, story or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing or some intangible quality or idea; e.g., "Her eyes were glistening jewels".
Metathesis (linguistics), alteration of the order of phonemes within a word Quantitative metathesis , exchange of long and short roles, without changing order of vowel sounds Chemical change in which a pair of molecules exchange electronic patterns of bonding
Dutch shares several examples with English, but also has some of its own. Many examples were created by reanalysing an initial n-as part of a preceding article or case ending. adder: As in English. arreslee (horse-drawn sleigh): From early modern Dutch een (n)arreslede, from nar "fool, jester" + slede "sleigh". avegaar "auger": As in English.
Epenthesis is sometimes used for humorous or childlike effect. For example, the cartoon character Yogi Bear says "pic-a-nic basket" for picnic basket. Another example is found in the chants of England football fans in which England is usually rendered as [ˈɪŋɡələnd] or the pronunciation of athlete as "ath-e-lete".
This is a partial list of works that use metafictional ideas. Metafiction is intentional allusion or reference to a work's fictional nature. It is commonly used for humorous or parodic effect, and has appeared in a wide range of mediums, including writing, film, theatre, and video gaming.