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What word is /m/.../a/.../t/? is an example of:

Isolation/Identification

Blending

The sequence /m/.../a/.../t/ is an example of blending in phonology. Blending refers to the process of combining individual phonemes or sounds to form a complete word or a segment of a word. In this case, the sounds /m/, /a/, and /t/ are being combined together smoothly to produce the word that these sounds represent when pronounced in succession.

This contrasts with other processes like isolation/identification, where sounds are recognized separately without merging them, and segmentation, which involves breaking down a word into its constituent sounds but without the context of forming a single cohesive unit. Deletion/addition would imply the removal or addition of sounds instead of combining them, which does not apply here.

Therefore, the action of joining the sounds /m/, /a/, and /t/ embodies the blending process, making it the correct choice.

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Segmentation

Deletion/Addition

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