Assimilation and elision

Basically assimilation is changing a sound, due to the influence of neighboring sounds and
elision is omitting a sound, for the same reason. And quite often assimilation and elision occur
together. In the famous example of hand bag you can see the dropping (elision) of the /d/ so you
get, in ordinary spelling hanbag.

Assimilation is a sound change where some phonemes (typically consonants or vowels) change to be more
similar to other nearby sounds. It is a common type of phonological process across languages. Assimilation
can occur either within a word or between words.

Secondly, what is elision and examples? Elision is the omission of sounds, syllables or words in speech.
This is done to make the language easier to say, and faster. 'I don't know' /I duno/ , /kamra/ for camera, and
'fish 'n' chips' are all examples of elision.

There are two types of assimilation: Regressive and progressive. Regressive, also referred to as
“right-to-left” assimilation, refers to when a sound becomes more like a subsequent sound. It is
sometimes called anticipatory assimilation, as the changing sound anticipates the following
sound in some manner.

Full assimilation occurs when new members of a society become indistinguishable from native
members. Any group (such as a state, immigrant population, or ethnicity) may choose to adopt a
different culture for a variety of reasons such as political relevance or perceived advantage.

Assimilation is a common phonological process by which one sound becomes more like a nearby
sound. This can occur either within a word or between words. In rapid speech, for example,
"handbag" is often pronounced [ˈhanbag], and "hot potato" as [ˈh?pp?te?to?]

Regressive assimilation is an assimilation in which the sound that undergoes the change (the
target) comes earlier in the word than the trigger of assimilation, in other words the change
operates backwards: Latin septem 'seven' > Italian sette.