Assimilation is only a process of substituting phoneme by another.
A. 对
B. 错
Assimilation takes place in both consonants and vowels, aiming to save breath and effort.
A. 对
B. 错
Coalescent assimilation refers to the phenomenon that two sounds are merged into a new one.
A. 对
B. 错
A syllable consists of a single uninterrupted sound formed by the following sounds EXCEPT __________.
A. a vowel
B. a diphthong
C. a syllabic consonant
D. a consonant