1. the addition of a sound or syllable to the end of a word
Usage: linguistics

Examples

• The word ‘amongst’ shows paragoge with the added ‘t’ sound at the end.
• In some dialects, paragoge occurs when speakers add extra syllables to words.
• The linguist studied paragoge in the evolution of the language.
• Paragoge can be observed in certain regional pronunciations.
• The addition of ‘-ed’ in some nonstandard forms demonstrates paragoge.
• Historical paragoge explains why some words have variant endings.