yod dropping

See also: yod-dropping

English

Alternative forms

• yod-dropping

Noun

Examples
new pronounced [nuː] enthusiasm pronounced [ɛnˈθuːziæzəm]

yod dropping (uncountable)

1. (phonology) The elision of the sound [j] in English phonology following other consonantal sounds within the same syllable in certain contexts.

Related terms

• yod-dropper

 

See also

• yod coalescence