IN ENGLISH
“Assimilation is a process of
adjustment in connected speech,
during which a given sound (the
assimilating sound) takes the
characteristics on of a neighbor
sound (the conditioning sound)”
“ don’t be silly”
E
X
A
M
P
L
E /n/ and /t/ in don’t
O
F
are assimilated to
A
/m/ and /p/ by the
S
S following /b/
I
M
I
L
A
T
I (“dombesilly”)
O
N
Types of assimilation
1.
2.
3.
Progressive Assimilation ( Perseverative)
This type of assimilation occurs in the regular plural /s/ vs. /z/
alternation and also in the regular past tense /t/ vs. /d/ alternation.
it + is it’s
Assimilation
Progressive
/It/ + /Iz/ /Its/
• Reductions
had to
/hædə/
Regressive Assimilation ( Anticipatory)
For example:
For example: