1、1contentscontents1.Different Concepts of Assimilation2.Definition3.Assimilation of Speech Sounds in English4.Significance of Analyzing Assimilation of Speech Sounds in English 2Biological Biological assimilationassimilationcultural cultural assimilationassimilationPsychological Psychological assimil
2、ationassimilationand so onand so on 3IntroductionIntroduction Assimilation in linguistics is a phonological process where a phonetic becomes similar to a nearby phonetic,it is probably the most common phonological process in all languages.41 1、Types Classified Types Classified According to Direction
3、 According to Direction2 2、Types Classified Types Classified According to Result According to Result3 3、Types Classified Types Classified According to Place According to Place of Articulation of Articulation5PAPARRorD DAARARA6PAPA:Perseverative or Progressive AssimilationIf a preceeding sound is inf
4、luencing a following sound or of a sound changes with reference to a preceeding segment.It is called“P”worked w:kt cabs kbs 7RARA:Regressive AssimilationIf a following sound is influencing a preceding sound or if a sound changes with reference to a following segment.It is traditionally called“RA”new
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6、 phonetic or two different phonetic becomes completely identicalnice shoes nais u:z naiu:z good boy ud bi ubi 11Partial assimilationOne phonetic is partly identical to another phonetic or one phonetic acquires the same feature as another phonetichard path h:d p:h:b p:bags b es bz 12TypesTypesnasalizationDentalization velanzationDevoicing 13taptanlapmapcapcankpkn tptn lpmp 14tenth ninetytent tent ten nainti 15mince minksincesins mins mik 16five pasthas tov ffaiv p:st z shz 17Thank you!18