Metathesis
01
a chemical reaction in which parts of two compounds are exchanged to form two new compounds
Exempel
The reaction of silver nitrate with sodium chloride is a classic example of metathesis.
In metathesis, cations and anions swap partners to create new compounds.
02
metates, omkastning
a phonological process in which sounds or syllables in a word are rearranged or switched positions, resulting in a change in the order of phonemes or syllables within the word
Exempel
Metathesis in linguistics refers to the rearrangement of sounds or syllables within a word.
Metates inom lingvistik avser omarrangemanget av ljud eller stavelser inom ett ord.
An example of metathesis is the pronunciation of " ask " as " aks " in some dialects of English.
Ett exempel på metates är uttalet av "ask" som "aks" i vissa engelska dialekter.
