Anticipatory Assimilation

Question 1

Assimilation

Answer 1

• anticipate the place of articulation of the following segment
• when two C are next to each other, C2 can effect C1
• usually C1 is an alveolar sound

Question 2

Dentalization

Answer 2

• alveolar sounds followed by a dental

Question 3

Palatalization

Answer 3

• /k/ undergoes it before front vowels

- key

Question 4

Labialisation

Answer 4

• /k/ undergoes it before rounded segments

- queer

Question 5

Nasalization

Answer 5

• vowels can change their place of articulation in front of a nasal consonant

(- pit, pin)

Question 6

Approximant devoicing

Answer 6

• approximants at syllable initial position are devoiced when the preceding consonant is voiceless

Question 7

Neutralization

Answer 7

• same phone can be an allophone of two or more phonemes

= no minimal pairs