Phonetics and the IPA 8, Exercise 1: classify the change handbag -> [ˈhæmbæɡ] assimilation (place). [d] is elided and [n] becomes [m] to match the following [b]. (Wikipedia notes the [d] is elided, so elision also plays a part.) him -> [ɪm] elision: the initial /h/ is lost. to Cambridge, [tə] weak form: the unstressed grammar word reduces. would you -> [wʊdʒu] assimilation by coalescence: /d/ + /j/ fuse into [dʒ].