330. Pronunciation

See also 236. LANGUAGE ; 382. 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.