French/English Glossary of Linguistic Terms

French word list

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	accessibilité2
	accessible
	accident
	accidentel
	accolades
	accolement
	accommodation1
	accommodation2
	accompagnement
	accompli
	accord
	s'accorder avec
	acculturation
	accusatif
	accusativité

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assimilation

Fr    accommodation₂, assimilation₁

nS

Synonym(s): accommodation₂, adaptation

Antonym(s): dissimilation

Related term(s): absorption, attraction, coarticulation, metaphony

Domain: Phonology

Source(s): Akmajian etal. 1984: 123; Chomsky 1965: 175-176 (rule of assimilation); Crystal 2003: 38; Ducrot & Todorov 1979[trans.]: 175; Finch 2000: 43, 61; Hartmann & Stork 1972: 21; Hock 1986: 61; Lehmann 1992: 194; MacKay 1989: 139; Matthews 1974: 101; Matthews 1997: 28; Nash 1968: 17; Onishi 1981: 60-63; Palmatier 1972: 13; Richards etal. 1992: 23; Trask 1996: 36-37; Wales 1989: 38-39

Sub-entries:

• anticipatory assimilation
• coalescent assimilation
• complete assimilation
• contact assimilation
• contiguous assimilation
• distance assimilation
• distant assimilation
• incontinguous assimilation
• juxtapositional assimilation
• mutual assimilation
• non-contiguous assimilation
• partial assimilation
• progressive assimilation
• reciprocal assimilation
• regressive assimilation
• total assimilation

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English word list

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	assimilation
	associate (with)
	association
	associative1
	associative2
	associative construction
	assonance
	assume
	assumption
	asterisk
	asterisked form
	A-structure
	asyllabic sound
	asymmetric c-command
	asymmetric(al)

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