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h-prothesis
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（音韻論）母音で始まる単語の頭に/h/音を補挿する現象。特にアイルランド語やウェールズ語などのケルティック言語、および/h/が弱く発音される英語の方言で見られる。
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(phonology) The prothesis of the sound /h/ to words beginning with a vowel, especially as found in Celtic languages such as Irish and Welsh, and in dialects of English, especially those that pronounce h weakly.
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h-prothesis
In his paper, the linguist argued that h-prothesis explains the unexpected onset in certain dialects.
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In his paper, the linguist argued that h-prothesis explains the unexpected onset in certain dialects.
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