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"Omnibus" to "bus" and "violoncello" to "cello" are 4+ sounds. I would quantify these phenomena as shortening, rather than simple apheresis. "Web log" to "blog", I would specify as apheresis of /wɛb/ to /b/, and then blending of /b/ and /lɑg/ to /blɑg/. Anyone agree? Hotchy 04:54, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
Danish/Swedish/Norwegian automobil > bil is hardly an example of aphesis. It is a conscious neologism made by clipping. Neither is it informal. It's just the usual word for '(motor)car'. It has even been borrowed into Icelandic as bíll. -- BPJ 13:42, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
In all my years upon this planet, I've never before heard of this particular etymology. I'm not saying it's false—I have no idea either way. This needs a more specific citation, because as it stands, it's practically unverifiable. Same for the others, too. dlainhart ( talk) 04:56, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
The English name Assyria ultimately derives from the people called Ashur (in Mesopotamia).
The English name Syria ultimately derives from the city, called Tyre (in Lebanon).
They sound similar but are completely unrelated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:30A:C04D:5F0:8D4:FEF5:CCD7:7E42 ( talk) 01:36, 7 June 2016 (UTC)
ISTR reading somewhere that "school" developed from an O.F. word "Escole" in this way, but I can find no reference. Anyone know? Grutness... wha? 01:01, 13 July 2010 (UTC)
Like most any phonological process, apheresis can't really be adequately described without reference to phonetics. But it is a phonological process (even when attributable to phonotactics rather than to a productive phonological rule). →So why say "In phonetics, ..." in the lede? (See Phonetics#Relation to phonology.)-- IfYouDoIfYouDon't ( talk) 08:03, 14 January 2015 (UTC)
Another "informal" example for English:
<alright> [ɑl.ɹaɪt] to <aight> [aɪt] B23Rich ( talk) 19:36, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
Aight is two syllables, or at least a triphthong. The loss of consonants is internal. Correctrix ( talk) 11:58, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
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"Omnibus" to "bus" and "violoncello" to "cello" are 4+ sounds. I would quantify these phenomena as shortening, rather than simple apheresis. "Web log" to "blog", I would specify as apheresis of /wɛb/ to /b/, and then blending of /b/ and /lɑg/ to /blɑg/. Anyone agree? Hotchy 04:54, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
Danish/Swedish/Norwegian automobil > bil is hardly an example of aphesis. It is a conscious neologism made by clipping. Neither is it informal. It's just the usual word for '(motor)car'. It has even been borrowed into Icelandic as bíll. -- BPJ 13:42, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
In all my years upon this planet, I've never before heard of this particular etymology. I'm not saying it's false—I have no idea either way. This needs a more specific citation, because as it stands, it's practically unverifiable. Same for the others, too. dlainhart ( talk) 04:56, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
The English name Assyria ultimately derives from the people called Ashur (in Mesopotamia).
The English name Syria ultimately derives from the city, called Tyre (in Lebanon).
They sound similar but are completely unrelated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:30A:C04D:5F0:8D4:FEF5:CCD7:7E42 ( talk) 01:36, 7 June 2016 (UTC)
ISTR reading somewhere that "school" developed from an O.F. word "Escole" in this way, but I can find no reference. Anyone know? Grutness... wha? 01:01, 13 July 2010 (UTC)
Like most any phonological process, apheresis can't really be adequately described without reference to phonetics. But it is a phonological process (even when attributable to phonotactics rather than to a productive phonological rule). →So why say "In phonetics, ..." in the lede? (See Phonetics#Relation to phonology.)-- IfYouDoIfYouDon't ( talk) 08:03, 14 January 2015 (UTC)
Another "informal" example for English:
<alright> [ɑl.ɹaɪt] to <aight> [aɪt] B23Rich ( talk) 19:36, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
Aight is two syllables, or at least a triphthong. The loss of consonants is internal. Correctrix ( talk) 11:58, 18 May 2018 (UTC)