A Comparative Phonological Study of Elision in Standard ...

2.1 Contemporary Elision Contemporary elision refers to the present-day elision which includes the elision of consonants, vowels, and a whole syllable. 2.1.1 Elision of Consonants Consonant sounds refer to the sounds articulated as the airflow is obstructed at some point in the mouth, throat, or larynx (Matthews, 2007, p. 74). ................
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