Assimilation Rules.ppt

Assimilation Rules Instructor：Ms. Terri Li-Chi Yueh Sophomore B Members of Group 1： Ｍaychen Huang　592202221Jasmine Wu　　 592202269Sophia Zheng　　592202283Vanessa Zhan　 592202330Simon Huang　　592202441Coral Chen　　 592202582Helen Tsai　　　592202594 Assimilation Rules Definition Assimilation From Latin assimilatio, meaning to render similar“ A linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound. Progressive Assimilation If the phoneme changes to match the preceding phoneme, it is progressive assimilation. Regressive Assimilation If the phoneme changes to match the following phoneme, it is regressive assimilation. Reciprocal Assimilation If there is a mutual influence between the two phonemes, it is reciprocal assimilation. Consonant Assimilation In the case the two phonemes can fuse completely and give a birth to a different one. This is called a coalescence. The result of consonant assimilation is usually a geminate consonant. Assimilation Rules Example Total Assimilation “winter” : /t/ ? [n] / [n] __(meaning that /t/ becomes [n] in the environment after [n]). “center” : /t/ ? [n] / [n] __(/t/ becomes [n] in the environment after [n]). Partial Assimilation “stopped” :/d/ ? [t] / [p] __(i.e. /d/ becomes [t] in the environment after [p].) “picked” :/d/ ? [t] / [k] __(i.e. /d/ becomes [t] in the environment after [k].) Progressive (or left-to-right) Assimilation “dogs” :/s/ ? [z] / [g] __( the ending [s] is assimilated to [z] by the influence of the preceding voiced [g].) “pubs” :/s/ ? [z] / [b] __( the ending [s] is assimilated to [z] by the influence of the preceding voiced [b].) Regressive, or Anticipatory (or right-to-left) Assimilation “miss you” :[mISE]/s/ ? [S] / __ [ j ] .(the sound [s] in [mIs] is changed to [S] by the assimilation of the following palatal glide [ j ].) Double Assimilation “man” :/A/ ? [A] / [m] __ [n](The [A] in /mAn/ is nasalized by its preceding [m] and its following [n].) Referen