Quoting Roger Mills <romilly@...>:
> Andreas Johansson wrote:
> > I once saw a list of self-referential linguistic terms
> > like "trucation", "methatesis" and "haplogy"; does anyone know where it
> can be
> > found?
> >
> I've seen such a list (or lists)-- they would periodically circulate in the
> dept. lounge. I think I posted about it a long time ago.......Others might
> include ümlaut, rhotarirm, etc.
Surely that would be "ümläut" [ju:mlOIt]? :)
> IIRC one is published in the "Out in Left
> Field" McCawley festschrift, but I don't have my copy to hand at the mo. If
> not, I'm sure our inquiring minds could produce one. :-)))
>
> asphiration, voizing....
tefoicing ...
frihathivation ...
With my Swedish accent, "dental" is wonderful as is, BTW!
Andreas