Provection

Provection (from Latin: provectio "advancement") is a linguistic term referring to the carrying over of the final consonant of a word to the following word. Examples in English include newt from earlier an ewte and nickname from earlier an eke name. It is also observed in Celtic languages, both Scottish Gaelic, noted in The Gaelic of Arran by Nils Magnus Holmer[1] and extensively in Breton grammar.[2]

References

  1. ↑ The Gaelic of Arran - Nils Magnus Holmer - Google Books. Books.google.com.au. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  2. ↑ Breton Orthographies and Dialects: The Twentieth-Century Orthography War in ... - Iwan Wmffre - Google Books. Books.google.com.au. Retrieved 2012-02-23.


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