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Antimetathesis
UK
/ˌæntɪˈmɛtəθɪsɪs/
US
/ˌæntɪˈmɛθəˌθisɪs/
Translation of "antimetathesis" into Russian
antimetathesis
Noun
UK
/ˌæntɪˈmɛtəθɪsɪs/
US
/ˌæntɪˈmɛθəˌθisɪs/
antimetathesis
antimetatheses pl
антиметатеза
The study of antimetathesis in linguistics can reveal interesting patterns in language evolution.
Изучение антиметатезы в лингвистике может выявить интересные закономерности в эволюции языка.
Definitions
antimetathesis
Noun
UK
/ˌæntɪˈmɛtəθɪsɪs/
US
/ˌæntɪˈmɛθəˌθisɪs/
A rhetorical device in which the order of words in one of two parallel clauses is inverted in the other.
The poet used antimetathesis to create a striking contrast between the two lines of the verse.
A phonological process in which sounds, letters, or syllables within a word exchange positions; a type of metathesis observed in historical language change.
The evolution of Old English "brid" to Modern English "bird" is an instance of antimetathesis.