the act of changing the division between two words, as in the change from 'a nadder'to 'an adder'
metanalysis in American English
(ˌmetəˈnæləsɪs)
nounWord forms: plural-ses (-ˌsiz)
a shift in the division between words in a phrase; misdivision
“A nickname” resulted from metanalysis of “an ekename”
Word origin
[1910–15]This word is first recorded in the period 1910–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blackout, cat and mouse, flashback, homeroom, radio
Examples of 'metanalysis' in a sentence
metanalysis
Of these, seven were suitable for metanalysis.
K. Jolly, M. S. Sidhu, E. Bates, S. Majothi, A. Sitch, S. Bayliss, H. J. Samuel Kim,R. E. Jordan 2018, 'Systematic review of the effectiveness of community-based self-management interventionsamong primary care COPD patients', npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicinehttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41533-018-0111-9. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Two opposite types (regressive and progressive) of metanalysis are described in this article.
O A Patsyukova 2011, 'The types of metanalysis and the formation of complex affixes', Russian Journal of Linguisticshttp://journals.rudn.ru/linguistics/article/view/9779. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Due to the scarcity of studies found, no metanalysis was done, only a critical review.
Mariana Chaves Aveiro, Ana Paula Urdiales Garcia, Patrícia Driusso 2009, 'Efetividade de intervenções fisioterapêuticas para o vaginismo: uma revisão da literaturaEffectiveness of physical therapy for vaginismus: a literature review', Fisioterapia e Pesquisahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-29502009000300016. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Following review of the literature, six reports were recruited for further metanalysis, including 466 cases.
Viroj Wiwanitkit 2005, 'Maternal C-Reactive Protein for Detection of Chorioamnionitis: an Appraisal', Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10647440500068321. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)