coarticulatory transition

The way individual speech sounds are produced is influenced by other sounds that precede or follow the actual sound being produced: hence, the production of words requires the ability to make proper transitions from syllable to syllable.

Definition reprinted with permission from Hood, Stephen B. (editor) available from Stuttering Foundation of America: Stuttering Words (Publication No 2: Speech Foundation of America)

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