👉 Ostertagia is a term used in the field of linguistics, specifically in the study of orthography. It refers to the phenomenon where words or phrases are formed by combining two or more letters that were previously spelled out but have been lost or replaced with other characters. This process can be seen as an extension of phonology, which deals with the sound system and its relationship to language. The term "ostertagia" is used in this context because it suggests a way in