Yorkshire assimilation

noun

A kind of assimilation associated with the English spoken in Yorkshire, England, where a final voiced obstruent preceding an initial voiceless obstruent is devoiced.

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Meanings

nounYorkshire assimilation (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesA kind of assimilation associated with the English spoken in Yorkshire, England, where a final voiced obstruent preceding an initial voiceless obstruent is devoiced.
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