The Alphanumeric Properties of Hyperpolygraphemic Oligosyllables

Authors

T.A. Hall

Abstract

In a recent article in this journal (Word Ways, August 2003), Hugo Brandt Corstius examines the connection between the number of letters in a word and the number of syllables it contains. Basing his observations on Dutch, he coins the term 'oligosyllabic', which he defines as a word in which the number of letters is more than four times greater than the number of its syllables.

Recommended Citation

Hall, T.A. (2011) "The Alphanumeric Properties of Hyperpolygraphemic Oligosyllables," Word Ways: Vol. 44 : Iss. 1 , Article 24.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/wordways/vol44/iss1/24