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No assimilation according to the work of the vocal cords

In English there is no regressive assimilation according to the work of the vocal cords. It means that either within words or at word boundaries 1) voiceless consonants followed by voiced ones are not voiced; 2) voiced consonants followed by voiceless ones are not devoiced.

e.g.

absent

disbelief

like this

his parents

right

['#bs9nt]

[d$sb$'l$:f]

[la$k 8$s]

[h$z pe9r9nts]

wrong

['#ps9nt]

[d$zb$'l$:f]

[la$g 8$s]

[h$s pe9r9nts]

Note: Progressive assimilation according to the work of the vocal cords in English affects only the sonants [l, r, w] preceded by voiceless consonants: place, cry, twice (see the previous sections).