| Lemma | assimilation |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Nida (1949) |
| Titolo | Morphology. The descriptive analysis of words |
| Sinonimi | |
| Rinvii | dissimilation (inglese) |
| Traduzioni | |
| Citazioni | This term identifies situations in which phonemes are phonologically similar, whether in terms of point of articulation or manner of articulation. Assimilation denotes a process by which phonemes are made similar. There are four factors involved in assimilation and dissimilation:
1. Progressive vs. regressive changes
2. Contiguous vs. noncontiguous phonems
3. Type of articulation
4. Partial vs. complete assimilation. Vowels may assimilate and dissimilate, just as consonants do, but the manner of describing the changes in type of articulation differs. The contrasts in such changes are: high, mid, low; front, central, back; rounded, unrounded; nasal, nonnasal; tense, lax; breathy, nonbreathy; glottalized, nonglottalized, or any other qualitative contrast occurring in the particular language. |