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6.4.3
Full or complete assimilation
•
Full or complete assimilation refers to one sound being
changed in the direction of a neighboring sound. For
example:
•
•
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•
1.
“
cupboard
”
is pronounced like [
ÈkÃbÔd
], not
[
ÈkÃpbÔd
]
•
2.
“horseshoe”
is pronounced like
[
ÈhrSu
]
rather than
[
ÈhrsSu
]