The Online Dictionary of Language Terminology (ODLT)
consonantal drift
Definition -
A language-change process whereby consonants move between and within words.
Example -
The
Middle English
a naddre
evolved into the
Modern English
an adder
.
a type of
:
rebracketing
similar:
metanalysis
|
juncture loss
|
metathesis
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