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Moshi has explained it excellently. In fact, Trisyllabic Laxing is the reason it happened. I'm going to explain it from another point of view. Pronounce is stressed on the second syllable. When the...
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nobodyImportant
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2020-08-23T16:00:01Z (about 4 years ago)
I wrote <ou> but it didn't show up in the answer (censored or whatever) so I wrote \ with it.
#3: Post edited
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nobodyImportant
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2020-08-23T15:58:43Z (about 4 years ago)
- Moshi has explained it excellently. In fact, Trisyllabic Laxing is the reason it happened. I'm going to explain it from another point of view.
- *Pronounce* is stressed on the second syllable. When the suffix *-tion* is appended to it, the primary stress moves to the syllable prior to the suffix *-tion*.
- <br>Whenever a word ends with *-tion*, it's usually stressed on the penultimate.
- The [aʊ] diphthong that you hear in the word 'pronounce' has a systematic relationship with the [ʌ] vowel (as in the word 'strut'). It's also explained in Trisyllabic Laxing.
- When we add syllables, the vowels get laxed (get shortened) and the [aʊ] is likely to change to the [ʌ] vowel.
- Therefore, when we add the suffix *-tion* to the word 'pronounce', the primary stress moves to the penult and we get the [ʌ] vowel in the second syllable of *pronuncation*.
- Other examples include *annunciation, profundity, renunciation* etc.
- **Why does the O get removed from the second syllable of 'pronunciation'?**
Because we have the [ʌ] vowel in the second syllable and the digraph <ou> in modern English does not often represent the [ʌ] vowel. So we remove the O to match the spelling and pronunciation.- Hope it helps!
- Moshi has explained it excellently. In fact, Trisyllabic Laxing is the reason it happened. I'm going to explain it from another point of view.
- *Pronounce* is stressed on the second syllable. When the suffix *-tion* is appended to it, the primary stress moves to the syllable prior to the suffix *-tion*.
- <br>Whenever a word ends with *-tion*, it's usually stressed on the penultimate.
- The [aʊ] diphthong that you hear in the word 'pronounce' has a systematic relationship with the [ʌ] vowel (as in the word 'strut'). It's also explained in Trisyllabic Laxing.
- When we add syllables, the vowels get laxed (get shortened) and the [aʊ] is likely to change to the [ʌ] vowel.
- Therefore, when we add the suffix *-tion* to the word 'pronounce', the primary stress moves to the penult and we get the [ʌ] vowel in the second syllable of *pronuncation*.
- Other examples include *annunciation, profundity, renunciation* etc.
- **Why does the O get removed from the second syllable of 'pronunciation'?**
- Because we have the [ʌ] vowel in the second syllable and the digraph \<ou> in modern English does not often represent the [ʌ] vowel. So we remove the O to match the spelling and pronunciation.
- Hope it helps!
#2: Post edited
by
nobodyImportant
·
2020-08-20T17:49:18Z (over 4 years ago)
- Moshi has explained it excellently. In fact, Trisyllabic Laxing is the reason it happened. I'm going to explain it from another point of view.
*Pronounce* is stressed on the second syllable. When the suffix *-tion* is appended to it, the stress moves to the syllable prior to the suffix *-tion*.- <br>Whenever a word ends with *-tion*, it's usually stressed on the penultimate.
- The [aʊ] diphthong that you hear in the word 'pronounce' has a systematic relationship with the [ʌ] vowel (as in the word 'strut'). It's also explained in Trisyllabic Laxing.
- When we add syllables, the vowels get laxed (get shortened) and the [aʊ] is likely to change to the [ʌ] vowel.
Therefore, when we add the suffix *-tion* to the word 'pronounce', the stress moves to the penult and we get the [ʌ] vowel in the second syllable of *pronuncation*.- Other examples include *annunciation, profundity, renunciation* etc.
- **Why does the O get removed from the second syllable of 'pronunciation'?**
- Because we have the [ʌ] vowel in the second syllable and the digraph <ou> in modern English does not often represent the [ʌ] vowel. So we remove the O to match the spelling and pronunciation.
- Hope it helps!
- Moshi has explained it excellently. In fact, Trisyllabic Laxing is the reason it happened. I'm going to explain it from another point of view.
- *Pronounce* is stressed on the second syllable. When the suffix *-tion* is appended to it, the primary stress moves to the syllable prior to the suffix *-tion*.
- <br>Whenever a word ends with *-tion*, it's usually stressed on the penultimate.
- The [aʊ] diphthong that you hear in the word 'pronounce' has a systematic relationship with the [ʌ] vowel (as in the word 'strut'). It's also explained in Trisyllabic Laxing.
- When we add syllables, the vowels get laxed (get shortened) and the [aʊ] is likely to change to the [ʌ] vowel.
- Therefore, when we add the suffix *-tion* to the word 'pronounce', the primary stress moves to the penult and we get the [ʌ] vowel in the second syllable of *pronuncation*.
- Other examples include *annunciation, profundity, renunciation* etc.
- **Why does the O get removed from the second syllable of 'pronunciation'?**
- Because we have the [ʌ] vowel in the second syllable and the digraph <ou> in modern English does not often represent the [ʌ] vowel. So we remove the O to match the spelling and pronunciation.
- Hope it helps!
#1: Initial revision
by
nobodyImportant
·
2020-08-20T17:23:28Z (over 4 years ago)
Moshi has explained it excellently. In fact, Trisyllabic Laxing is the reason it happened. I'm going to explain it from another point of view. *Pronounce* is stressed on the second syllable. When the suffix *-tion* is appended to it, the stress moves to the syllable prior to the suffix *-tion*. <br>Whenever a word ends with *-tion*, it's usually stressed on the penultimate. The [aʊ] diphthong that you hear in the word 'pronounce' has a systematic relationship with the [ʌ] vowel (as in the word 'strut'). It's also explained in Trisyllabic Laxing. When we add syllables, the vowels get laxed (get shortened) and the [aʊ] is likely to change to the [ʌ] vowel. Therefore, when we add the suffix *-tion* to the word 'pronounce', the stress moves to the penult and we get the [ʌ] vowel in the second syllable of *pronuncation*. Other examples include *annunciation, profundity, renunciation* etc. **Why does the O get removed from the second syllable of 'pronunciation'?** Because we have the [ʌ] vowel in the second syllable and the digraph <ou> in modern English does not often represent the [ʌ] vowel. So we remove the O to match the spelling and pronunciation. Hope it helps!