Assimilation

1. Alveolar + bilabial = bilabial 2. Alveolar + velar =velar + velar

+bilabial /t/ becomes /k/
/t/ becomes /p/ White coat
Right place Might come
Might put That girl
White bird /d/becomes /g/
/d/ becomes /b/ Bad cold
Hard path Should come
Should put Bad gate
Good boy /n/ becomes /ŋ/
/n/ becomes /m/ One cup
Gone past Seen Karen
Seen Peter Main gate
Ten men 4. Coalescence

Alveolar stops and /j/ may merge to

3. Alveolar fricative + palatal = form an affricate.
palatal fricative + palatal I want you
/s/ becomes / ʃ/ Did you?
Nice shoes Would you?
This shop I got you.
This year