What is Assimilation? | Connected Speech | English Pronunciation

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0:00 What is assimilation?
1:16 assimilation within a word
4:33 assimilation between words: n → m before b, m & p
6:41 assimilation between words: n → ŋ before k & g
10:00 assimilation between words: s → ʃbefore ʃ
11:27 assimilation between words: θ → s before s
13:04 assimilation between words: t followed by j → tʃ
14:52 assimilation between words: d followed by j → dʒ
16:45 Test Yourself!
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In this video we are going to look at a special feature of connected speech: assimilation in English phonology. Assimilation means that a sound changes to become more similar to the following sound. We are going to have a look at examples of assimilation within a word and also across word boundaries. Assimilation is a process that occurs naturally when we speak fast. For learners of English it is important to learn to recognise words in which assimilation occurs so they can fully understand what’s being said - sometimes words sound quite different in connected speech. The next step is to learn to use assimilation yourself because it allows you to speak faster and to sound more natural. Often learners ‘over-pronounce’ words and that makes them sound unnatural. Listen to the examples I give you and repeat them after me so you can improve your pronunciation. At the end of the video you’ll find a little test to see how much you have understood! Please note: There are several types of assimilation. In this video we are only going to look at the most common one in English - anticipatory assimilation to an adjacent segment, and only some examples. Assimilation could also happen between other sounds in English.
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  • @BillieEnglish
    @BillieEnglish2 жыл бұрын

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  • @Lydia._.56

    @Lydia._.56

    2 жыл бұрын

    Do make video on allophonic changes in assimilation

  • @KATIKILER

    @KATIKILER

    Жыл бұрын

    /v/ changes to /f/ when it's followed by a voiceless consonant like (have to) is this correct?

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    @hamidouvert3 ай бұрын

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    @DaHatBatАй бұрын

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  • @johnlie8586
    @johnlie85866 ай бұрын

    Hi again, Billie, You slowly speaking is the most important assimilation!! Millions, thanks for you wonderful lesson,

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  • @BillieEnglish

    @BillieEnglish

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! 😃

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    @germano81822 жыл бұрын

    I'm addicted to your videos. So didatic for me as an english learner! The first rule "n before p,b,m" remembered me a gramatical rule in portuguese that we learn when we are kids: "before P and B, we only put M" (we don't have M and M together within words, so it's only before P and B). It seems clear that both rules exist for the same reason: phonetic sounds. But in portuguese the graphemes are quite similar with the phonemes, what doesn't happen in english. Thank you for your videos, they are helpping me a lot.

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    @BillieEnglish

    5 ай бұрын

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    @name3583

    4 ай бұрын

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    @univ41soukahras4810 ай бұрын

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    @khh78317 ай бұрын

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    @hajerhajer99224 күн бұрын

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    @palomaruz3169 Жыл бұрын

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  • @BillieEnglish

    @BillieEnglish

    Жыл бұрын

    I hope you will enjoy the Dip TESOL course! 😊

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  • @diagnembaye423
    @diagnembaye423 Жыл бұрын

    Good way to test ourselves about assimilation. Thanks

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    @MuhammadSaleem.2333 сағат бұрын

    Quick revision before exams

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    @BillieEnglish

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for your kind comment Mohmee!

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    @ramzy-65662 жыл бұрын

    Great video for Assimilation. Thanks.

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    @BillieEnglish

    11 ай бұрын

    Thank you! 😃

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    @AbulKasimTapadar-em5oc10 ай бұрын

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  • @ayubmuhammad534
    @ayubmuhammad5347 ай бұрын

    Plz guide about difference in progressive and retrogressive assimilation

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    @sachinparihar71232 жыл бұрын

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  • @BillieEnglish

    @BillieEnglish

    Жыл бұрын

    You are very welcome! Thank you for your kind words 💛

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    @amirahamdy94332 жыл бұрын

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    @aroundworldnews Жыл бұрын

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    @ossital18082 жыл бұрын

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    @TheWriterWalker10 ай бұрын

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    @youstinas.daoud102 жыл бұрын

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  • @BillieEnglish

    @BillieEnglish

    2 жыл бұрын

    You are so welcome! Thank you for watching :-)

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    @BillieEnglish

    Жыл бұрын

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    @BillieEnglish

    Жыл бұрын

    Very happy to hear that! Thank you for the lovely comment! 😊

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    @eviedawl11 ай бұрын

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    @ameyamey5042 жыл бұрын

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    @manuelruiz698011 ай бұрын

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    @edveedvelos15612 жыл бұрын

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    @linguist.829. Жыл бұрын

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    @jobayerahmed9516 Жыл бұрын

    Lovely teaching from Bangladesh

  • @BillieEnglish

    @BillieEnglish

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @luckyfercohello
    @luckyfercohello Жыл бұрын

    Great video! I loved it. Could you explain what regressive assimilation is???

  • @user-zd1um8dj9u
    @user-zd1um8dj9u Жыл бұрын

    GREAT WORK

  • @DiOrnThaiinUSA
    @DiOrnThaiinUSA7 ай бұрын

    Hello there. May I please use your ( th + s ) as an example of my video? Just that period of your video because there are not many Thai people who know about how native English speakers speak English in general. Thank you so much for the useful method of speaking. I have been following you for a while. Have a wonderful day.

  • @beti_writing
    @beti_writing Жыл бұрын

    Gracias Pato! 👍🏻

  • @easy6english-lf7rj
    @easy6english-lf7rj4 ай бұрын

    Teacher Billie.I just want to ask you a question .Does the assimilation heppen only in consonant sounds?What about vowel sounds.What do we called the linking process between them?❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @hopefulgirl4608
    @hopefulgirl4608 Жыл бұрын

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  • @LuceTheStrange
    @LuceTheStrange2 жыл бұрын

    Useful 🙂

  • @abusaeed276
    @abusaeed276 Жыл бұрын

    You are good from my boring professor.Thank yoi billie.

  • @maryknighttttttttttttttttt
    @maryknighttttttttttttttttt3 ай бұрын

    Hi. I have a longer question for you. Is it possible for people to say (pipbul) When they pronounce pitbul, which is a case of regressive assimilation of place? Thank you for your answear.

  • @r.barakat8758
    @r.barakat8758Ай бұрын

    Many thanks for your fabulous lesson!!! But how about "Sandwich". Is it pronounced as "saMwich"? Am I right?

  • @believer7743
    @believer7743 Жыл бұрын

    I like how the lesson is detailed thanks, it is helpful

  • @Flat_Earth_Addy

    @Flat_Earth_Addy

    Жыл бұрын

    its fake

  • @user-kk4vl2ky1g
    @user-kk4vl2ky1g5 ай бұрын

    Hi Bellie i was wondering why didn't you provide the difference between progressive and Regressive assimilation

  • @RadMilASMR
    @RadMilASMR Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your video, such good labour! Liked and subscribed!

  • @BillieEnglish

    @BillieEnglish

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the sub! 😊

  • @osvaldoramirez2375
    @osvaldoramirez2375 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @maryknighttttttttttttttttt
    @maryknighttttttttttttttttt3 ай бұрын

    Hi. Is it tue that when there are two vowels next to each other - as in see again, people tend to insert a linking r here to join two vowels smootly?

  • @MehrobshohMirzoaliev
    @MehrobshohMirzoaliev3 күн бұрын

    can you halp me pleas about this sentenses

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    @AnshikaMishra-nx4ik Жыл бұрын

    I am from Nepal and I really love your teaching method ma'am

  • @Flat_Earth_Addy

    @Flat_Earth_Addy

    Жыл бұрын

    this video is fake

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    @rakeshkumar-fp5zb Жыл бұрын

    Your method of teaching is absolutely nice. 🙏🙏

  • @BillieEnglish

    @BillieEnglish

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot 💛

  • @mithridatesi9981
    @mithridatesi99814 ай бұрын

    Does these assimilation patterns work with American English too ?

  • @homeseries7486
    @homeseries7486 Жыл бұрын

    I m from pakistan and i speak urdu but when i take lecture of u i understand better than urdu person lectures u are best teacher

  • @MawuliAmewornu
    @MawuliAmewornu23 күн бұрын

    Must one pay attention to this when speaking or it just occurs naturally when you speak fast?

  • @mahdimohammadi9612
    @mahdimohammadi961211 ай бұрын

    Hi dear Billie, I couldn't find any clip on "Chunking"! Is it coming soon? Thanks indeed.

  • @ricardobardales8137
    @ricardobardales8137 Жыл бұрын

    First of all, thank you for your didactic explanation. I noticed that in Upper RP accent is less frequent to see connection speech patterns like intrusive r and others, could you explain what is it?

  • @Ali51231
    @Ali512312 ай бұрын

    Do they use assimilation in formal language.

  • @shyambaranwal727
    @shyambaranwal727 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Billie, I am Shyam from India. Assimilation beautifully explained.. Thanks so much for the post 👌👌👍🙏

  • @BillieEnglish

    @BillieEnglish

    Жыл бұрын

    My pleasure 😊

  • @shanmugasundaram1017
    @shanmugasundaram1017 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks very much for the video! By the way, what happens when 'English song' is said in rapid speech. Is it 'Engli shong' or 'Engli song'. or what? Thank you!

  • @dtquanghcm
    @dtquanghcm5 ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @belajarmenjadimurid
    @belajarmenjadimurid Жыл бұрын

    How do we know the two words are assimilation or not? Thanks for your information.

  • @Shwjiqoqjwnbdbsiqo123
    @Shwjiqoqjwnbdbsiqo123 Жыл бұрын

    I have a question. for the first example is there is assimilation between the v and s to make a ʃ sound

  • @shyamolchakma2503
    @shyamolchakma25036 ай бұрын

    I like your excellencies

  • @merlinamartorell5687
    @merlinamartorell5687Ай бұрын

    Billie. I am cursing fonetics II in Argentina and I want to know what happens when /n/ is followed by (for example) /i/ as In "an interview: does that /n/ becomes some different sound?

  • @BillieEnglish

    @BillieEnglish

    Ай бұрын

    Oh I am sorry to hear you have such a hard time with phonetics ... don't curse it, I'll be happy to help: so, the /n/ from 'an' doesn't change into another sound, but it most likely links up with the following word. You might find my other video on 'catenation' useful: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pYVnmJunYNywkco.html

  • @abigailnyantakyiwaa1960
    @abigailnyantakyiwaa1960 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this video. It's has been really helpful. Please can you assist me with the phonological processes that take place when saying ' prayer and more income'

  • @BillieEnglish

    @BillieEnglish

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Abigail! Have a look at this video on linking & intrusive R. You'll find the answer in there: kzread.info/dash/bejne/c5uhp7CPd6zdY5s.html I hope this helps you!

  • @manaladel2630
    @manaladel2630 Жыл бұрын

    نفس فكره الاقلاب قلب النون ميما بعد الباء

  • @mahmoudelnemr6988
    @mahmoudelnemr69884 ай бұрын

    How do we pronounce th of that after is ?

  • @manaladel2630
    @manaladel2630 Жыл бұрын

    The same like in Holy Quran change ن into م after ب

  • @IvanMontesino-qc4zz
    @IvanMontesino-qc4zz2 ай бұрын

    La Pronunciacion es Americana es la que nececito

  • @markgoestofrankfurt
    @markgoestofrankfurt Жыл бұрын

    important to point out these are features of casual or informal rapid speech as spoken in the UK, esp. Estuary English SE England, and frowned upon as incorrect articulation for more controlled, careful, formal speech in more educated circles.

  • @BillieEnglish

    @BillieEnglish

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes, very true! Thank you for adding that. Unfortunately, some ways of pronunciation still carry a certain association and connotation for people. As someone who's lived in Manchester for a long time, I don't mind if you speak.like that though! 😉

  • @sudhakarthandra7544
    @sudhakarthandra75442 жыл бұрын

    Thanking you is not enough, Billie.