Coalescence (linguistics)
- Coalescence (linguistics)
In linguistics, coalescence is a phonological process by which a sound is affected by both the processes of assimilation and deletion.
This can be seen in the Middle English process of ng-coalescence (see Phonological history of English consonants), where the word-final /g/ is assimilated and then deleted following [ŋ] .
For example, MI IPA| [sɪŋg] became Modern English IPA| [sɪŋ] through the assimilation and then deletion of the word-final /g/.
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