Pronunciation Definition, Prefix, Suffix, Ologies and Isms, Pronunciation Information and Meaning
See also LANGUAGE; SPEECH
- cacoepy
- the habit of unacceptable or bad pronunciation.
- cacology
- 1. a defectively produced speech.
- 2. socially unacceptable enunciation.
- 3. nonconformist pronunciation.
- etacism
- the pronunciation of Greek eta like the e in be. —etacist, n.
- hyper-urbanism
- an overcorrected pronunciation or usage that attempts to mask guttural or provincial speech.
- nasalism
- a tendency toward nasality in pronouncing words. Also nasality.
- orthoepy
- the study of correct pronunciation. —orthoepist, n. —orthoepic, orthoepical, orthoepistic, adj.