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Assimilation

Assimilation. Assimilation takes place when a sound changes its character in order to become more like a neighbouring sound. pen  pens /’ penz /. in them /in ðem /. tree /t r i: /. cupboard /’ kʌpbəd > ’ kʌbəd /. plays /’ pleiz /. orchard ( ort+yard ) /' ɔːtjəd >' ɔːʧəd /.

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Assimilation

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  1. Assimilation

  2. Assimilation takes place when a sound changes its character in order to become more like a neighbouring sound.

  3. pen  pens /’penz/

  4. in them /in ðem/

  5. tree /t r i: /

  6. cupboard /’kʌpbəd > ’kʌbəd/

  7. plays /’pleiz/

  8. orchard (ort+yard) /'ɔːtjəd>'ɔːʧəd/

  9. ten girls /ten gɜːlz > teŋgɜːlz /

  10. Changes in the manner of articulation

  11. Incomplete • 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

  12. Complete Alveolar  bilabial that pen [ðӕp pen]; ten men [tem men] Alveolar  backlingual ten cups [teηkʌps]; good concert [gʊgkonsət] Alveolar  palato-alveolar this judge [ðisʤʌʤ] → [ðiʃʤʌʤ] this shop [ðisʃop] → [ðiʃʃop] Changes in the place of articulation

  13. Voicing and devoicing

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