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I think it would be best to illustrate by examples instead of by words:

  1. an + other → another → a + nother → a whole nother
  2. myn + Edward → my Ned
  3. les enfants /le.zɑ̃.fɑ̃/ (French) → les *zenfants → zenfant (Mauritian Creole)
Kenny Lau
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It can be called ‘Rebracketing’; the linked page also suggests "juncture loss, junctural metanalysis, false splitting, false separation, faulty separation, misdivision, or refactorization."

Your question is closely related to this question, in case it’s useful.

Jeremy Needle
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