The difference between Epenthesis and Svarabhakti
When used as nouns, epenthesis means the insertion of a phoneme, letter, or syllable into a word, usually to satisfy the phonological constraints of a language or poetic context, whereas svarabhakti means epenthesis of a vowel, as in the football chant for.
check bellow for the other definitions of Epenthesis and Svarabhakti
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Epenthesis as a noun (phonetics, prosody):
The insertion of a phoneme, letter, or syllable into a word, usually to satisfy the phonological constraints of a language or poetic context.
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Svarabhakti as a noun (linguistics, phonology):
Epenthesis of a vowel, as in the football chant for ; anaptyxis.