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Assimilation is a phonological process in which a sound in pronounced in a way that makes it more similar to some other sound in its environment.  For example, the [[Alveolar (definition)|alveolar]] consonant [n] in the middle of the English word 'bonbon' might be pronounced as a [[Bilabial (definition)|bilabial]] consonant [m], because that makes it more similar to its neighbor [b], which is bilabial.   
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Assimilation is a phonological process in which a sound in pronounced in a way that makes it more similar to some other sound in its environment.  For example, the [[Alveolar (definition)|alveolar]] consonant [n] in the middle of the English word 'bonbon' might be pronounced as a [[Bilabial (definition)|bilabial]] consonant [m], because that makes it more similar to its neighbor [b], which is also bilabial.   
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 19:58, 20 July 2009

Assimilation is a phonological process in which a sound in pronounced in a way that makes it more similar to some other sound in its environment. For example, the alveolar consonant [n] in the middle of the English word 'bonbon' might be pronounced as a bilabial consonant [m], because that makes it more similar to its neighbor [b], which is also bilabial.

See Also

  • Assimilation is a very common phonological process. See also the page about regular phonological processes to learn more about assimilation in Gaelic.

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