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Assimilation takes place when a sound changes its character in order

Assimilation takes place when a sound changes its character in order

to become more like a neighbouring sound.
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Direction of Assimilation progressive regressive reciprocal (double)

Direction of Assimilation
progressive
regressive
reciprocal (double)

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pen ? pens /’penz/

pen ? pens
/’penz/

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in them /in ðem/

in them
/in ðem/

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tree /t r i: /

tree
/t r i: /

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Degree of Completeness complete incomplete

Degree of Completeness
complete
incomplete

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cupboard /’kʌpbəd > ’kʌbəd/

cupboard
/’kʌpbəd > ’kʌbəd/

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plays /’pleiz/

plays
/’pleiz/

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Degree of Stability historical non-obligatory

Degree of Stability
historical
non-obligatory

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orchard (ort+yard) /'ɔːtjəd>'ɔːʧəd/

orchard (ort+yard)
/'ɔːtjəd>'ɔːʧəd/

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ten girls /ten gɜːlz > teŋ gɜːlz /

ten girls
/ten gɜːlz > teŋ gɜːlz /

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Changes in the manner of articulation Loss of plosion plosive +

Changes in the manner of articulation

Loss of plosion
plosive + plosive (e.g.

lamp post)
Nasal plosion
plosive + /m, n/ (e.g. button)
Lateral plosion
plosive + /l/ (e.g. candle)
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1. Labialization - /t, d, k, g/ + /w/ lips are

1. Labialization - /t, d, k, g/ + /w/
lips are

rounded
2. Alveolar ? dental - /t, d, s, z l, r, n,/ + /ð, θ/
3. Alveolar ? post-alveolar - /t, d, n, l/ + /r/
Bilabial ? labio-dental - /p, b, m/ + /f,v/
Alveolar ? palato-alveolar /t, d/ + /j/
Post-alveolar ? alveolar

Changes in the place of articulation

Incomplete

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Alveolar ? bilabial that pen [ðӕp pen]; ten men [tem men]

Alveolar ? bilabial
that pen [ðӕp pen]; ten men [tem men]
Alveolar

? backlingual
ten cups [teη kʌps]; good concert [gʊg konsət]
Alveolar ? palato-alveolar
this judge [ðis ʤʌʤ] → [ðiʃ ʤʌʤ]
this shop [ðis ʃop] → [ðiʃ ʃop]

Changes in the place of articulation

Complete