Epenthesis

I notice that Mongolian also has a similar process of left-to-right schwa epenthesis however this seems to occur to resolve clustering in the coda not the onset. ❋ Unknown (2008)

This epenthesis is seen elsewhere, as in Herecele where its Greek origin emphasizes that this phonetic process did indeed happen. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In other words, epenthesis is likely to be unnecessary. ❋ Unknown (2008)

So... we see that offending verbs like these did not survive intact and yet were not resolved by metathesis or epenthesis. ❋ Unknown (2008)

So ideally you want to find a noun with a-epenthesis that will correspond in root with a verb, and see what happens? ❋ Unknown (2008)

Unlike a totally unproven epenthesis, rules concerning sonorancy prove its absence in at least one case. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I might also be interested to find out that vowel insertion is widespread enough in the world's languages to have a name, epenthesis also called anaptyxis. ❋ David Wharton (2007)

Maybe I could observe that epenthesis happens as a rule in English plural formations when the singular form of a word ends in an "s" sound; thus the plural of kiss is not kiss-s but kisses. ❋ David Wharton (2007)

Among phonetic changes which occur with more or less regularity are those called aphesis, epenthesis, epithesis, assimilation, dissimilation, and metathesis, convenient terms which are less learned than they appear. ❋ Ernest Weekley (1909)

But epenthesis of a consonant is more common, especially b or p after m, and d after n. ❋ Ernest Weekley (1909)

This, by an aphaeresis of tau and an epenthesis of omicron in two places, may be identified with echonoe, and signifies ❋ 427? BC-347? BC Plato (1855)

Examples: "spor" → "poy" "parka" → "paka"  Vowel epenthesis: Children sometimes break up consonant clusters not by deleting one of the consonants, but by adding a vowel to separate them. ❋ Unknown (2009)

P.S. No less an excellent writer and stylist than George V. Higgins either committed an epenthesis or had poor proof-reading do it in his name. ❋ Unknown (1980)

Jack Luzzatto Bronx, New York Epenthetical Follow-up Looks like I've struck a gusher in the short piece on epenthesis [VI, 1]. ❋ Unknown (1980)

I claim they fit the Webster definition of epenthesis (which Ms. Sobel says is correct): ❋ Unknown (1980)

Mrs. Gluck also offers the popular "nucular," but that is a mispronunciation, and not epenthesis. ❋ Unknown (1980)