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 ID: 167818
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AssimilationSlide2
Assimilation takes place when a sound changes its character in order to become more like a
neighbouring
sound.Slide3Slide4
pen
pens
/’penz/Slide5
in them
/in
ðem
/Slide6
tree
/t r i: /Slide7Slide8
cupboard
/’
kʌpbəd
> ’kʌbəd/Slide9
plays
/’
pleiz
/Slide10Slide11
orchard (
ort+yard
)
/'ɔːtjəd>'ɔːʧəd
/Slide12
ten girls
/ten
gɜːlz
> teŋ gɜːlz
/Slide13
Changes in the manner of articulationSlide14
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
IncompleteSlide15
Alveolar
bilabial
tha
t pen [ðӕp p
en
]; te
n
m
en [te
m m
en
]
Alveolar
backlingual
te
n c
ups [
teη
kʌps]; good
c
oncert [gʊg konsət]Alveolar palato-alveolar this judge [ðis ʤʌʤ] → [ðiʃ ʤʌʤ]this shop [ðis ʃop] → [ðiʃ ʃop]
Changes in the place of articulation
CompleteSlide16
Voicing and devoicing