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Withgott effect

Withgott effect proper noun: a phenomenon relating to the pronunciation of stops in American English, whereby words appear to be chunked into pronunciation units, based on their morphology, which may block flapping.

Proper noun

Withgott effect

  1. A phenomenon relating to the pronunciation of stops in American English, whereby words appear to be chunked into pronunciation units, based on their morphology, which may block flapping.

Origin of Withgott effect

Observed by M. M. Withgott in a 1982 dissertation.

Questions about Withgott effect

What does Withgott effect mean?
Withgott effect means a phenomenon relating to the pronunciation of stops in American English, whereby words appear to be chunked into pronunciation units, based on their morphology, which may block flapping.
What part of speech is Withgott effect?
Withgott effect is a proper noun.

Words near Withgott effect in the dictionary

  1. Witheys
  2. withgo
  3. withgoes
  4. withgoing
  5. withgone
  6. Withgott effect
  7. withheld
  8. withheldest
  9. withhold
  10. withholdable
  11. withholdal

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