The difference between Anaptyxis and Paragoge

When used as nouns, anaptyxis means the epenthesis (insertion) of a vowel, whereas paragoge means the addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word, either through natural development or as a grammatical function.


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  1. Anaptyxis as a noun (phonetics):

    The epenthesis (insertion) of a vowel; svarabhakti: for example, the middle ‘' in , or use of infixes and in coining English words on classical roots.

  1. Paragoge as a noun (grammar, prosody):

    The addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word, either through natural development or as a grammatical function.