euphony

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The euphony , also written eufonie , ( borrowed via the Latin euphonia from the Greek εὐφωνία euphōnía , for "good / beautiful sound", "good / beautiful voice" or "euphony") denotes in music, literature and Linguistics a melodious sound or sound.

Examples of euphony in linguistics

In linguistics, it is sound insertions in words that are assigned a euphonic character. An example from the German language is the "t" in the word "Hoffnung-t-lich". The "t" has only been inserted for the sake of euphoria and to facilitate pronunciation. Another example is the “n” in words like “amerika-n-isch”, where it is used to avoid a hiat / hiatus, i.e. to prevent the immediate sequence of two vowels.

As a rule, these so-called sound insertions ( epentheses ) cannot be justified etymologically in the strict sense , which is why, in addition to the easier flow of speech, the improved word sound is used as a possible justification. (Compare also the liaison in French .)

Euphony in music and in language use

For better edification, a euphony is often sought in music performances. The same applies to the selection of words in everyday language use.

The opposite of a euphony is a cacophony .

literature

Hadumod Bußmann : Lexicon of Linguistics. 3rd, updated and expanded edition. Kröner, Stuttgart 2002. ISBN 3-520-45203-0 .

Web links

Wiktionary: Euphony - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Wiktionary: Wohlklang - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

↑ Eufonie, Euphonie - Duden , 2018
↑ On the problem of the term in literature and linguistics in relation to euphony in poems see: Vivien Altmann, & Gabriel Altmann: Instructions for quantitative text analyzes. Methods and Applications. RAM-Verlag, Lüdenscheid 2008, p. 75f. ISBN 978-3-9802659-5-9 .
^ Wilfried Kürschner: Grammatical Compendium. Systematic index of basic grammatical terms. 3., verm. And edit. Francke, Tübingen / Basel 1997, pp. 65f. ISBN 3-8252-1526-1
↑ Acclaimed masterpieces of chamber music " The clarinetist played sensitively, as the leading part in the midst of the quartet ensemble, euphonically from the low to the high register. " , Accessed on October 30, 2015
↑ [1] " So that the burping does not sound so brutal, the process is euphonic (melodious) also referred to as making a belly ", accessed on October 30, 2015

[1] Eufonie, Euphonie - Duden , 2018

[2] On the problem of the term in literature and linguistics in relation to euphony in poems see: Vivien Altmann, & Gabriel Altmann: Instructions for quantitative text analyzes. Methods and Applications. RAM-Verlag, Lüdenscheid 2008, p. 75f. ISBN 978-3-9802659-5-9 .

[3] Wilfried Kürschner: Grammatical Compendium. Systematic index of basic grammatical terms. 3., verm. And edit. Francke, Tübingen / Basel 1997, pp. 65f. ISBN 3-8252-1526-1

[4] Acclaimed masterpieces of chamber music " The clarinetist played sensitively, as the leading part in the midst of the quartet ensemble, euphonically from the low to the high register. " , Accessed on October 30, 2015

[5] [1] " So that the burping does not sound so brutal, the process is euphonic (melodious) also referred to as making a belly ", accessed on October 30, 2015