Apocope

In Phonetic Rhetoric and , a apocope is the Amuïssement of one or more Phonème S in end of a word: photo for Photography, movies for Cinema (itself apocope of cinematograph), tele for Television or Television set, teacher for professor, Tire for tire, micro for Microphonous or Microcomputer, non-com for warrant officer, typist for typist, séropo for HIV positive…

She is opposed to the apheresis. The elision is a subcategory of the apocope, itself subcategory of the Métaplasme.

Examples

  • average Frenchman practices the apocope whereas the rabble practices the apheresis.

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External bonds

  • lexiconized Apocopes

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