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deletion

deletion

1 5.7
People leave out sounds or syllables when they speak quickly
  • noun
  • /dɪˈliːʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : elisión
  • However, cluster deletion should not be confused with the error patterns of initial consonant deletion and final consonant deletion.
  • syllable deletion
  • consonant deletion
  • final deletion

Examples

  • The voice-input system exhibited the classic types of errors found in voice recognition, i.e., deletion, substitution, insertion, and rejection.

    Academic text (2000)

  • A child displaying final consonant deletion (or initial consonant deletion) will delete singleton consonants and consonant clusters in word-final (or word-initial) position.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Cluster deletion, as defined here, occurs only rarely in the speech of young children.

    Academic text (2015)

  • One of the earliest occurring cluster errors is the deletion of an entire cluster.

    Academic text (2015)

  • By Time 5, though, all of the children had POCs less than 10% for final consonant deletion.

    Academic text (2014)

  • The two researchers came to a consensus on any changes, deletions, or additions of codes to previously coded statements.

    Academic text (2014)

  • Along with stopping and cluster reduction, final consonant deletion and consonant backing decreased in frequency each time.

    Academic text (2014)

  • There are several ways to change a liturgy, such as by substitution, addition, deletion, re-ordering, recasting, and innovation.

    Blog text (6)

  • The error pattern of final consonant deletion (FCD) occurs when the syllable coda in the target word is deleted.

    Academic text (2015)

  • In phonology, deletion refers to the omission of certain sounds in a word, making it easier for children to pronounce.

Synonyms

omission
vsdeletion
51 5.4

A thing someone leaves out, often by mistake

is specifically the process of leaving sounds or words out in spoken phrases
nonrealization
vsdeletion
  • Specialized
9.7

The leaving out of an expected sound or ending when speaking

is any process that leaves sounds or words out, not just expected ones
elision
vsdeletion
  • Specialized
7.9

Leaving out a sound or syllable when speaking, for example dropping a vowel between words

is any leaving out of sounds or words, not only this vowel pattern

Compounds

self-deletion feature
  • Specialized
7.2

A program option that automatically removes messages or files after a set time

self-deletion function
  • Specialized
7.5

A feature that automatically removes files or messages after a set time

Surface Forms

deletion singular
deletions plural

Morphology

deletion = delete (transparent) = delete + ion

Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ion' to the verb 'delete'; the meaning 'the act or process of deleting' is directly derived.

Etymology

The word deletion comes from the verb delete, which comes from the old Latin delere meaning 'to wipe out' and the part de- meaning 'away'. So in speech, a deletion is when a sound or whole syllable is taken 'away' from a word.