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nonrealization

nonrealization

9.7
The leaving out of an expected sound or ending when speaking
  • noun
  • /ˌnɒnˌriːəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : no realización
  • In some English dialects, the nonrealization of final 'r' is a common feature.

Examples

  • The nonrealization of certain grammatical endings can affect the meaning of spoken sentences.

  • Linguists study nonrealization to understand how pronunciation varies across regions.

  • What is nonrealization?

  • The study highlighted the issue of nonrealization in phonetics.

  • In some English dialects, the nonrealization of final 'r' is a common feature.

  • The nonrealization of certain grammatical endings can affect the meaning of spoken sentences.

  • Linguists study nonrealization to understand how pronunciation varies across regions.

Synonyms

deletion
vsnonrealization
  • Specialized
1 5.7

People leave out sounds or syllables when they speak quickly

is a broader term including failure to produce expected phonemes or forms
elision
vsnonrealization
  • Specialized
7.9

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

is about omission in connected speech rather than any grammatical failure
apocope
vsnonrealization
  • Specialized
9.9

A change that leaves off the last sound of a word

is omission of expected sounds or forms in any position not only final

Antonyms

articulation
  • Specialized
1 4.6

How the lips and tongue move to make speech sounds

How Realized

realization
  • US
11 3.6
nonrealization
  • Specialized
9.7
reduction
451 3.2

Surface Forms

nonrealization singular
nonrealizations plural

Morphology

nonrealization = realization (transparent) = non + real + ize + ation

The prefix 'non-' clearly negates the noun 'realization', indicating the absence or failure of realization.

Etymology

Nonrealization comes from the parts non- 'not' and realize 'to make or produce', so a helpful way to remember it is 'not producing'. That's why in speech and linguistics it means an expected sound or ending is left out or not made in pronunciation.