Apheresis (linguistics)

The rhetorical figure of apheresis (Greek ἀφαιρεῖν " take away " ), also called ablation, is a form of Metaplasmus. Regardless of the stylistics takes the apheresis also as a result of voice and sound change, see apheresis ( linguistics ).

In the apheresis is a Anlautschwund, ie at the beginning of a word (usually weak ) omitted vowel ( Matthias Claudius: "! ' S war ' s is war! "), A diphthong ( " 'ne raver! " ) or even a whole syllable ( " out "instead of" out " ), usually with the goal of increased voice dynamics, or the compliance of meter. Very often the apheresis is used in colloquial or dialectical forms ( as economy of language ).

In Latin, the apheresis often affects the word-initial e in it or est after ablautendem vowel or m in the preceding word, the omission may be written also in the form of a combination of the two words.

Literary examples

And the wild boy picked The rose on the heath.

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