同化是协同发音(2 页)Good is good, but better carries it
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同化是协同发音(Coarticulation)的一种,即发音根据相邻音改变,在英语中,这一现象主要影响发音位置的变化
1、齿龈辅音 t, d, n,当他们在单词或音节结尾时,可以选择性的和下一个音节的发音同化
(1)/n/在/p/, /b/, /m/前,变成/m/
ten men /ten ‘men/→/tem ‘men/downbeat /’da n bi:t/→//’da m bi:t/ʊʊ(2)/n/在/k/, /g/前,变成/ŋ/
fine grade /fa n ‘gre d/→/fa ŋ ‘gre d/ɪɪɪɪincredible / n’kred bl/→/ ŋ’kred bl/ɪəɪə
(3)同理 d 在/p/, /b/, /m/, /k/, /g/前会分别变成/b/, /g/
red paint /red ‘pe nt/→/reb ‘pe nt/ɪɪadmit / d’m t/→/ b’m t/əɪəɪbad guys /’bæd ga z/→/’bæg ga z/ɪɪ(4)/t/音也有可能变成/p/, /k/,但当/t/音后接辅音时,更多的是发成闭锁音(Glottal stop)
eight boys /e t ‘bz/→/e p ‘bz/ɪɔɪɪɔɪ,或更常见的/e ‘bz/ɪʔɔɪ
(5)有些人也会在/w/音前发生上述同化,因为/w/也是一个唇音(labial-velar)
(From Macquarie University website)seen Walter/si:n ‘w :lt /→/si:m ‘w :lt /ɔəɔə(6)齿龈辅音的其他同化现象
(From Macquarie University website)①/n/