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=====Word processes===== | =====Word processes===== | ||
These phonological processes may happen within a range of 3 to 6 years. | |||
* ''Nasal assimilation:'' non-nasal sounds often become nasal sound due to a nasal sound in the word [ˈʁɛn.dɐ] > [ˈnen.nɐ]; | |||
* ''Weak syllable deletion:'' word-initial and word-terminal unstressed syllables are often omitted [bɐˈna.nɐ] > [ˈna.nɐ]; | * ''Weak syllable deletion:'' word-initial and word-terminal unstressed syllables are often omitted [bɐˈna.nɐ] > [ˈna.nɐ]; | ||
* ''Coda deletion:'' omission of general coda consonant and the final consonant in the word [kɐɾ] > [kɐ], [ˈbɾo.θɐɾ] > [ˈbɾo.θɐ] ([ˈbɾo]); | * ''Coda deletion:'' omission of general coda consonant and the final consonant in the word [kɐɾ] > [kɐ], [ˈbɾo.θɐɾ] > [ˈbɾo.θɐ] ([ˈbɾo]); | ||
* ''Consonant harmony:'' a target word consonant takes on features of another target word consonant , [kɐn] > [kɐŋ], [ˈstɛk.kɐ] > [ˈstɛt.tɐ] ([ˈstɛt ~ ˈstɛ]); | * ''Consonant harmony:'' a target word consonant takes on features of another target word consonant , [kɐn] > [kɐŋ], [ˈstɛk.kɐ] > [ˈstɛt.tɐ] ([ˈstɛt ~ ˈstɛ]); | ||
* ''Coalescence:'' adjacent consonants are merged into one with similar features [ˈzbaf.fu] > [ˈvaf.fu]; | |||
* ''Cluster reduction:'' consonant clusters are often simplifed into a single consonant [oˈʁek.klɐ] > [oˈʁel.lɐ] ([ˈʁel.lɐ]); | |||
* ''Velar fronting:'' velar plosives are often replaced by alveolar ones nearby a front vowel [ki] > [ti]; | * ''Velar fronting:'' velar plosives are often replaced by alveolar ones nearby a front vowel [ki] > [ti]; | ||
* ''Stopping or affrication:'' fricatives are often fortified nearby a front vowel [si] > [ti ~ t͡ʃi]; | * ''Stopping or affrication:'' fricatives are often fortified nearby a front vowel [si] > [ti ~ t͡ʃi]; | ||