Word final devoicing
Consonant harmony
Stopping
Final consonant deletion
Weak syllable deletion
Velar fronting
Cluster reduction
Palatal fronting
Pre-vocalic voicing
Gliding of liquids
Liquids are replaced by glides. Eg ladder -> wadder
sh or zh are replaced b y s or z respectively Eg ship -> sip
Weak (unstressed) syllables are deleted from words of more than one syllable. Eg telephone -> teffone
A stop consonant replaces a fricative or affricate Eg ship -> tip
The pronunciation of a word is influenced by one of the sounds it 'should' contain. Eg cup-> pup
A back sound is replaced by a front sound. Eg car -> tar
A voiceless sound preceding a vowel is replaced by a voiced sound. Eg car -> gar
A cluster element is deleted or replaced. Eg try -> ty
A final voiced consonant is replaced by a voiceless consonant Eg red -> ret
A final consonant is omitted (deleted) from a word. Eg boat -> bo
