Phonetics: Assimilation Types and Examples
Explore the concept of assimilation in phonetics, focusing on its different types like regressive and progressive assimilation. Learn how phonemes adapt to neighboring sounds and see examples that illustrate these principles in practice.
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Phonetics: Assimilation Types and Examples
Quiz • 22 Questions
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List of Questions22 questions
- Question 1
- True
- False
- Question 2
- True
- False
- Question 3
- Regressive.
- Question 4
- Progressive.
- Question 5
- True
- False
- Question 6
- True
- False
- Question 7
- /ˈstjuːdənts/
- Question 8
- /ˈbʊks/
- Question 9
- /ˈgɜːlz/
- Question 10
- /ˈpɪktʃərz/
- Question 11
- /ˈstjuːdənts/
- Question 12
- /ˈbʊks/
- Question 13
- /ˈgɜːlz/
- Question 14
- /ˈpɪktʃərz/
- Question 15
- /hiː ˈraɪts/
- Question 16
- /hiː ˈspiːks/
- Question 17
- /ʃiː ˈriːdz/
- Question 18
- /ʃiː ˈpleɪz/
- Question 19
- /ˈwɜːkt/
- Question 20
- /ˈlɑːft/
- Question 21
- /ˈlɜːnd/
- Question 22
- /ˈpleɪd/
List of Flashcards9 flashcards
- Card 1HintThink about sounds changing based on what came *before* them in a word or phrase.Memory TipPreceding sound influences the sound
- Card 2HintThink about sounds changing based on what came *after* them in a word or phrase.Memory TipSucceeding sound influences the sound
- Card 3HintThink about sounds adapting to be near each other.Memory TipSounds adapt to neighbors.
- Card 4HintThink 't' becoming 'p' or 'd' becoming 'b' next to bilabials.Memory TipAlveolar to bilabial nearness
- Card 5HintThink 't' becoming 'k' or 'd' becoming 'g' next to velars.Memory TipAlveolar to velar nearness
- Card 6HintThink about stop consonants changing to fricatives or nasals based on a following sound.Memory TipConsonant changes in manner according to following sound
- Card 7HintThink about a 'voiced' sound becoming 'voiceless' based on the following sound.Memory TipConsonant voicing changed by following sound.
- Card 8HintThink *students* /z/ and *pictures/z*, or *books*/s*, or *cats/s* Memory TipVoicing influence of preceding consonants on plural s
- Card 9HintThink of *worked* /t/ sounds but *learned* /d/ sound Memory TipVoicing influence on past tense/participle