HOW DO NATIVE PEOPLE USE METATHESIS IN SPEECH?

Metathesis theory was first introduced by neo- grammarians like Osthoff and Brogman in 1878. That is one of the essential topics in phonemics theory related to speech. In this case, two elements displace with each other in syntagmatic of prior elements for constructing bigger units. The goal of this study is describing reasons of using phonemic process of metathesis in Persian spoken language. In this research we used descriptive method and collected necessary information through observation and record of words used by a group of 50 Persian native adults and children living in Tehran as samples of this study. Findings indicated that, Metathesis process happens because of wrong habits while reading or writing text, weakness in hearing, lack of sensibility in visual memory, stress while speaking, fast talking, inseparable phonemes and lack of information in recognition of phonemes

Key words: metathesis, phonemics, syntagmatic, speech