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Yorkshire assimilation

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.

Noun

Yorkshire assimilation (uncountable)

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

Questions about Yorkshire assimilation

What does Yorkshire assimilation mean?
Yorkshire assimilation means a kind of assimilation associated with the English spoken in Yorkshire, England, where a final voiced obstruent preceding an initial voiceless obstruent is devoiced.
What part of speech is Yorkshire assimilation?
Yorkshire assimilation is a noun.

Words near Yorkshire assimilation in the dictionary

  1. Yorkist
  2. Yorkists
  3. Yorklea
  4. yorks
  5. Yorkshire
  6. Yorkshire assimilation
  7. Yorkshire caviar
  8. Yorkshire Dales
  9. Yorkshire fog
  10. Yorkshire fogs
  11. Yorkshire grease

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