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In classroom discussions involving oral communication...

In classroom discussions involving oral communication, teachers may explore how English sounds are naturally modified during fluent interaction between speakers. Connected speech phenomena frequently affect pronunciation patterns without necessarily changing semantic interpretation in discourse. Considering phonological processes in connected speech, identify the correct statement:


A

Assimilation may occur when adjacent sounds influence articulatory production features.


B

Assimilation may occur when lexical categories determine syntactic organization patterns.


C

Assimilation may occur when subordinate clauses establish thematic progression relations.


D

Assimilation may occur when morphological variation modifies comparative structures.


E

Assimilation may occur when discourse markers reorganize informational hierarchy patterns.