whyja

English

Etymology

"Why d'you" /ˈwaɪdju/ becomes /ˈwaɪdʒə/ ("whyja") by yod-coalescence (whereby /j/ assimilates to /ʒ/) and reduction of the unstressed /u/ (which becomes /ə/).

Pronunciation

enPR: wīʹjə, IPA^(key): /ˈwaɪdʒə/
Rhymes: -aɪdʒə

Contraction

whyja

Eye dialect spelling of why d'you.
- 2000, Niall Griffiths, Grits, Vintage, →ISBN, page 360:
  …whyja afta caws awl these arguments eh? Why can’t ya just, ya know, chill out?
- 2003, Marianne Wiggins, Evidence of Things Unseen, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 105:
  Why is that? ¶ The deeds and titles lady looked at her like she was stupid. ¶ Whyja think?
- 2010, Warren J. Luedtke, Stories of Life, Xlibris, →ISBN, page 18:
  Abe heard Julie sleepily call, “Abe, whyja open the door?” He told her he had heard a car start up and take off, looked outside and saw a box on the stoop with a note attached, sitting in the rain.

单词	whyja
释义	whyja English Etymology "Why d'you" /ˈwaɪdju/ becomes /ˈwaɪdʒə/ ("whyja") by yod-coalescence (whereby /j/ assimilates to /ʒ/) and reduction of the unstressed /u/ (which becomes /ə/). Pronunciation enPR: wīʹjə, IPA^(key): /ˈwaɪdʒə/ Rhymes: -aɪdʒə Contraction whyja Eye dialect spelling of why d'you. 2000, Niall Griffiths, Grits, Vintage, →ISBN, page 360: …whyja afta caws awl these arguments eh? Why can’t ya just, ya know, chill out? 2003, Marianne Wiggins, Evidence of Things Unseen, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 105: Why is that? ¶ The deeds and titles lady looked at her like she was stupid. ¶ Whyja think? 2010, Warren J. Luedtke, Stories of Life, Xlibris, →ISBN, page 18: Abe heard Julie sleepily call, “Abe, whyja open the door?” He told her he had heard a car start up and take off, looked outside and saw a box on the stoop with a note attached, sitting in the rain.
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