What is Carryover coarticulation also known as?

Carryover coarticulation refers to the phenomenon where the articulation of a phoneme is influenced by the preceding sounds, which means that the features of one segment carry over to the next. This type of coarticulation occurs because when producing speech, articulators do not reset to a neutral position between each sound; instead, features from earlier sounds can influence the upcoming ones.

Describing it as "progressive coarticulation" is accurate because it indicates a forward influence of the preceding sound on the articulatory gesture of the following sound. For example, if a speaker is articulating an /s/ sound followed by a /k/, the place of articulation may be influenced by the manner of articulation from the earlier /s/.

In contrast, the other terms refer to different types of coarticulation or phonetic interactions. Aggressive coarticulation does not specifically describe this carryover effect. Coalescent coarticulation implies a blending of two sounds into a new entity, which is not the same as a straightforward carryover influence. Retrogressive coarticulation describes a situation where a later phoneme affects an earlier one, which is the opposite of what is happening in carryover coarticulation. Thus