Assimilation Assimilation is a common phonological process by

Assimilation

• Assimilation is a common phonological process by which one sound becomes more like a nearby sound. This can occur either within a word or between words.

• It occurs in normal speech, and it becomes more common in more rapid speech. In rapid speech • for example, "handbag" is often pronounced /ˈhæmbæɡ/. Instead of the pronunciations /ˈhænˌbæɡ/ or /ˈhændˌbæɡ/

Assimilation Types

Progressive • If the phoneme changes to match the preceding phoneme • Examples: Examples • Voiced/v ist/ /d/ becomes /t/ to agree in voicing with /s/ • Dogs/dogz/ /s/ becomes /z/ to agree in voicing with /g/ • Rapid /rəpit/ /d/becomes/t/ to agree with /i/

Regressive • If the phoneme changes to match the following phoneme • examples: • gone past /gom pa: st/ /m/ replaces /n/ good morning / gub m : niŋ/ Have to /hæftu/

Coalescence • If two phoneme fuse completely together to give a new totally different sound • Examples : • Picture/pikt∫ə: / • Would you /wʊdʒu/ • Don`t you / dəʊntʃu/ • Should you /∫udʒu/

Reciprocal • If there is a mutual influence between two phoneme • Identical • If two phonemes fuse completely together • to give a new totally adjacent sound.

Other examples • / t / changes to / p / before / m / • best man /bespmæn/ • direct method /dairpmeϴəd/ • / d / changes to / before / m /or / p/ • bad pain /bæbpein/ • old man /əulbmæn/

• / n / changes to / m / before / m /or / b / • iron man /airmmæn/ • open book /əupəmbuk/ • / t / changes to / k / before / k / or /g/ • short cut /∫ : tk t/ • cut glass /k kgla: s/

• / d / changes to / g / before / k / or / g / • bad girl /bæggə: l/ • good cook /gugkuk/ • / s / changes to /ʃ/ before /ʃ/ or / j / • dress shop /dre∫∫op/ • nice yacht/nai∫jət/

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