Phonological Processes

Alveolarization

Substitution of an alveolar phoneme for a labial or linguadental phoneme.
/tӕn/ for “pan”
/don/ for “bone”
/bӕs/ for “bath”

Assimilation (Harmony)

Alteration of a consonant phoneme that is influenced by, and becomes more like, a surrounding phoneme:
/bԑb/ for “bed”
/dɅn/ for “gun”
/gԑnk/ for “thank”

Backing

Substitution of a more posteriorly produced phoneme for an anteriorly produced phoneme:
/kɑp/ for “top”
/bok/ for “boat”
/hup/ for “soup”

Cluster Reduction

/pen/ for “plane”
/tɅk/ for “truck”
/sip/ for “sleep”


Coalescence

Substitution of a single phoneme that is different from two adjacent target phonemes yet takes on features of the target.
/fok/  for “smolle”
/tufe/ for “Tuesday”
/lӕθ/ for “last”


Deaffrication

Substitution of a fricative for an affricate phoneme:
/ʃIp/ for “chip”
/peʒ/ for “page”
/ʃIz/ for “cheese”


Denasalization

Substitution of a homorganic stop (similar place of articulation) for a nasal phoneme:
/do/ for “no”
/bӕd/ for “man”
/sIg/ for “sing”


Depalatalization

Substitution of an alveolar fricative or affricate for a palatal fricative or affricate.
/dʒufor "cue"
/wɑts/ for “wash” 
/fIs/ for “fish”


Diminutization

Addition of /i/ or consonant + /i/:
/lԑli/ for “leg”
/hӕti/ for “hat”
/mɑImi/ for “my”


Doubling

Repetition of a word:
/gogo/ for “go”
/dӕdӕ/ for “dad”
/mimi/ for “me”


Epenthesis

Insertion of a new phoneme:
/bəlu/ for "blue" 
/sθop/ for "soap" 
/kləlɚ/ for "color"


Final Consonant Deletion

Deletion of final consonant:
/kʌfor "cup" 
/dɑfor "doll"
/pu/ for “pool” 


Fronting

Substitution of a more anteriorly produced phoneme:
/su/ for “shoe” 
/frɔdfor "frog"
/tӕndI/ for “candy” 


Gliding

Substitution of a glide for a liquid:
/pwey/ for “play”
/wʌnfor "run"
/jԑwo/ for “yellow”


Initial Consonant Deletion

Deletion of the initial singleton consonant
p/ for "cup" 
/ӕn/ for “man” 
/ul/ for “pool”


Labilization

Substitution of a labial phoneme for a phoneme produced with the tip of the tongue:
/bɔg/ for "dog" 
/hӕf/ for “hat” 
/fʌnfor "fun" 


Metathesis (Spoonerism)

/bəskԑtI/ for "spaghetti"
/fɑʊlə/ for "flower" 
/lIkstIp/ for “lipstick” 


Reduplication

Repetition of a complete or incomplete syllable:
/wɑwɑ/ for "water"
/dɑdɑ/ for "dog" 
/wӕwӕ/ for “wagon” 


Stopping

Substitution of a stop for a fricative or affricate:
/top/ for “soap”
/kӕt/ for “catch” 
/pʌdl/ for "puzzle"

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