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Name Of Presentationby Mr XPowerpoint TemplatesPage #An assimilation rule assimilates one segment to another by copying or spreading a feature of a sequential phoneme on to its neighbouring segment, thus making the two phonemes more similar There is a tendency when we speak to increase the ease of articulation, that is, to make it easier to move the articulators.[Fromklin and Rodman, 1993: 224]

PHONOLOGICAL RULESPowerpoint TemplatesPage #Nasalize a pure vowel/diphthong when it precedes a nasal consonant within the same syllable.sinner ["sI~n@], singer ["sI~N@], bamboo ["b{~mbu:], ban [b{~n], bang [b{~N]Since the nasal passage is opened by lowering the velum and the oral cavity is not obstructed at any place during the production of any vowel, nasalized vowels are produced with the air passing through the nose (as for nasals) as well as through the mouth (as for oral vowels).

ASSIMILATION RULESPowerpoint TemplatesPage #2. Devoice nasal stops, liquids and glides after initial voiceless consonantssnow [sn@U], smart [smA:t], slow [sl@U], probe [phr@Ub0], pure [phjU@], twin [thwI~n].

The nasal stops, liquids and glides in this case are produced with no or almost no vibration of the vocal cords in the larynx.

ASSIMILATION RULESPowerpoint TemplatesPage #3. Devoice Cf (the final consonant of the preceding word) if it is voiced and is followed by a voiceless Ci (the initial consonant of the following word).

expensive coat [Ik"spensIv "kh@U