2007-02-11 14:49:17 · 3 answers · asked by c s 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
There is not one specific term for this. That's partly because there are several DIFFERENT reasons why someone might deliberately mispronounce a word.
One type would be a "euphemism" -- in which someone avoids uttering a sacred or vulgar word by substituting something similar-sounding. (The opposite of this is a dysphemism, in which an objectionable word is subsituted forgood or innocuous one.)
Another type is humorous:
A major subfroup of this is the mocking mispronunciation of a name. This may take the form of a pun. (Some good Hebrew examples of this -- for the title "Baalzebul" meaning "the lord, the Prince" [a title used for a Phoenician deity] Israelites would say "Baalzebub", meaning "lord of the flies"!)
2007-02-13 15:17:00 · answer #1 · answered by bruhaha 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Words that are purposefully mispronounced are slang words.
Like when someone says ," I'm gonna git that girl"- it's slang because gonna is going to and git is get. Hope this helped.
2007-02-11 23:00:27 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
mis·pro·nounced, mis·pro·nounc·ing, mis·pro·nounc·es
To pronounce badly or incorrectly.
To make a poor pronunciation
2007-02-14 06:00:04 · answer #3 · answered by ~§~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋