I am currently investigating further evidence which supports this analysis in terms of haplology. |
A special case of dissimilation is haplology, in which the second of the two identical or similar syllables is dropped. |
He's saying that gingerly is, basically and traditionally, an adjective, and the adverbial use results as a haplology of the derived form gingerlyly. |
For example, analyse comes from French analyser, formed by haplology from the French analysiser, which would be spelled analysise or analysize in English. |