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Assimilation - Coggle Diagram
Assimilation
Main differences between consonants are of three types:
i) differences in place of articulation
ii) differences in manner of articulation
iii) differences in voicing.
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Is something which varies in extent according to speaking rate and style: it is more likely to be found in rapid, casual speech and less likely in slow, careful speech.Sometimes the difference caused by assimilation is very noticeable, and sometimes it is very slight.
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Coalescent assimilation: a final t, d and an initial j following often combine to form tj, d3, so that ‘not yet’ is pronounced not Jet and ‘could you’ is kud3u
If a phoneme is affected by one that came earlier inthe utterance, the assimilation is termed as progressive.
If a phoneme is affected by one that comes later in the sentece, the assimilation is termed regressive.