Assimilation (phonology)
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In phonology, 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 Template:IPAc-en. The pronunciations Template:IPAc-en or Template:IPAc-en are however common in normal speech whereas the word "cupboard", for example, is always pronounced Template:IPAc-en, never Template:IPAc-en, even in slow, highly articulated speech.
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See also
- Assibilation
- Phonological history of English consonant clusters
- Co-articulated consonant
- Consonant harmony
- Crasis
- Deletion (phonology)
- Dissimilation
- Epenthesis
- Labialization
- Palatalization
- Pharyngealization
- Secondary articulation
- Velarization
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