Truncation

截短

A term sometimes used in phonology to refer to a process of word shortening which is phonologically predictable. Certain types of hypocoristic (pet-name), for example, have been shown to be truncated in a regular way. The process has attracted particular attention in prosodic morphology, where it is used to illustrate such processes as template-mapping and prosodic circumscription.

音系学有时用来指音系学上可预测的一种词的缩短。例如某些种类的爱称（宠物名）显示出有规律的截短。这种变化引起韵律形态学的特别注意，因为能作为例子说明模板映现和韵律标界这类变化。