Related Term(s):

• absorption
• attraction
• coarticulation
• metaphony

Synonym(s):

• accommodation₂
• adaptation

Antonym(s):

• dissimilation

Source(s):

CRYSTAL 200338
TRASK 199636-37
WALES 198938-39
PALMATIER 197213
ONISHI 198160-63
CHOMSKY 1965175-176 (rule of assimilation)
HARTMANN & STORK 197221
Ducrot & Todorov 1979[trans.]175
LEHMANN 1992194
FINCH 200043, 61
AKMAJIAN etal. 1984123
RICHARDS etal. 199223
MATTHEWS 1974101
NASH 196817
MacKay 1989139
HOCK 198661
MATTHEWS 199728

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Domain:

Phonology