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Articulatory Processes. The Most Common Processes. Assimilation Dissimilation Deletion Epenthesis Metathesis Vowel reduction. Assimilation : Two sounds becoming more alike. Regressive Assimilation Assimilation in which a sound influences the preceding segment.
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The Most Common Processes • Assimilation • Dissimilation • Deletion • Epenthesis • Metathesis • Vowel reduction
Assimilation: Two sounds becoming more alike • Regressive Assimilation • Assimilation in which a sound influences the preceding segment. • E.g. indefinite, impossible, incomplete • Progressive Assimilation • Assimilation in which a sound influences the following segment. • E.g. books, bags
Dissimilation:Two Sounds Becoming Less Alike • Fifths: [f f s] [f f t s] Three fricatives fricative+stop+fricative
Deletion • A process that removes a segment from certain phonetic context. • In English, a schwa [] is often deleted when the next vowel in the word is stressed. suppose: [spz] [spz]
Epenthesis • A process that inserts a segment into a particular environment. • For example: • (in careful speech) something is pronounced [smp] instead of [sm]
Metathesis • A process that reorders a sequence of segments • For example: • Brid (Old English) Bird (Modern English)
Vowel Reduction • The articulation of a vowel moves to a more central position when the vowel is unstressed. • For example: • considerate vs. consideration