Assimilation

oral expression III

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 What is assimilation?

It is a process by which two (or more) sounds become more similar to each other.

A sound takes features from the following

Regressive sound. (Move backwards)
assimilation
Two sounds merge into one sound which
shares characteristics from both. (Bi- Coalescence
directional)

Progressive
assimilation A sound takes features from its preceding
sound.
 ALVEOLAR STOP REGRESSIVE
PLACE ASSIMILATION
a Cha
by n ge i
llow
ed Bilabial nt o
a
Fo
/p;b;m/

Or Velar
Alveolar Bilabial or
/k;g/
stops velar stops
/t/: /p/ or /k/
/t;d;n/ /d/: /b/ or /g/
/n/: /m/ or /ŋ/
ALVEOLAR FRICATIVE REGRESSIVE
PLACE ASSIMILATION
a Palatal Cha
d by n ge i
e nt o
o llow approximant a
F
/j/
Or post alveolar
fricatives
Alveolar Post alveolar
/ʃ; ʒ/ fricatives
fricative
/ʃ/
/s;z/ /ʒ/
ALVEOLAR SYLLABIC PROGRESSIVE
ASSIMILATION
ya Cha
db n ge i
c ede Bilabial nt o
a
P re
or
Velar plosive
Alveolar In the same word or Bilabial
syllabic with a pause

nasal /m/
/n/ Velar
/ŋ/
 COALESCENCE
a Cha
d by n ge i
o llow
e Palatal nt o
a
F
approximant

/j/ Post alveolar

Alveolar fricatives
plosives
/t;d/ /ʧ;ʤ/
VOICE ASSIMILATION (regressive)
It only affects
/v;z/ and all
The feature fricatives
which is which are
borrowed is voiced
voicelessness
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