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Assimilation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkzUgTT5byE (Examples: (keep…
What is it? According to Essential Linguistics Freeman and Freeman, assimilation is when "phonemes become similar to the phonemes next to them." Sounds change slightly as they become assimilated into the sound next to them as the tongue prepares to pronounce the next sound.
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Foveal area
Nonexamples:
There is no way to be able to focus your eyes on this entire paragraph at a fixation. My favorite activity of the summer is spending time at the beach. I love to play in the cold water and cool down from the heat of summer. Sometimes, I enjoy walking up and down the beach looking for shells. You never know what you will find. Going to the beach is the most relaxing way to spend summer vacation.
Examples:
In the following paragraph, only five or six letters are focused on at a time: My favorite activity of the summer is spending time at the beach. I love to play in the cold water and cool down from the heat of summer. Sometimes, I enjoy walking up and down the beach looking for shells. You never know what you will find. Going to the beach is the most relaxing way to spend summer vacation.
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Diphthongs
What is it? According to Essential Linguistics by Freeman and Freeman, diphthongs are long vowel sounds that are made when "the tongue moves from one part of the mouth to another."
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Polysemy
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What is it like? It is like two words that look the same, but have different meanings based on its context in the sentence.
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