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    Dissimilation is a phonological process where sounds become dissimilar over syllable or word boundaries to aid pronunciation. The document defines dissimilation and provides examples of it in English, such as pronouncing "beserk" instead of "berserk", "supprise" instead of "surprise", and deleting coda r sounds when another r follows in a word like pronouncing "govenor" instead of "governor". Common examples provided are changing sounds in words like "caterpillar", "Canterbury", and "reservoir".

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    Dissimilation is a phonological process where sounds become dissimilar over syllable or word boundaries to aid pronunciation. The document defines dissimilation and provides examples of it in English, such as pronouncing "beserk" instead of "berserk", "supprise" instead of "surprise", and deleting coda r sounds when another r follows in a word like pronouncing "govenor" instead of "governor". Common examples provided are changing sounds in words like "caterpillar", "Canterbury", and "reservoir".

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    Dissimilation is a phonological process where sounds become dissimilar over syllable or word boundaries to aid pronunciation. The document defines dissimilation and provides examples of it in English, such as pronouncing "beserk" instead of "berserk", "supprise" instead of "surprise", and deleting coda r sounds when another r follows in a word like pronouncing "govenor" instead of "governor". Common examples provided are changing sounds in words like "caterpillar", "Canterbury", and "reservoir".

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    Dissimilation

    By:
    Alit Anthari
    Paramita Widanti

    Dissimilatio
    n

    The definition
    of
    Dissimilation

    The examples
    of
    Dissimilation

    Dissimilation

    Becomes
    dissimila
    r

    What is
    Dissimilation?
    Becomes
    dissimila
    r

    Becomes
    dissimila
    r

    Becomes
    dissimila
    r

    Examples of Dissimilation
    the pronunciation bzrk instead of
    brzrk for the word
    berserk"supprise"
    surprise
    For instance, for
    in many
    American accents of English
    "paticular"
    for
    particular
    an r in the coda of a
    syllable
    often deleted if
    "govenor"
    forisgovernor
    the word contains another
    another examplesr. are: cate(r)pillar,
    Cante(r)bury, rese(r)voir, terrest(r)ial,
    southe(r)ner, and barbitu(r)ate.

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