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    1 03-05-2012  14:45
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    A2 AQA B Eng Lang - Child Acquisition
    What's the difference between Assimilation and Deletion?
    They seem like the same to me... Have I missed something?
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    2 03-05-2012  15:49
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    Re: A2 AQA B Eng Lang - Child Acquisition
    Deletion deletes a sound (cat - ca, or banana - nana).

    Assimilation substitutes one sound for another that already exists within the word e.g. rabbit - babbit or yellow - lellow.

    Substitution on its own is just a swapping of one sound for another.
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