T and Y changing to CH sound

[usagi_alchemist]

This may be a terribly stupid question, but what is the process called whereby t-sounds followed by y-sounds, and other similar consonants, change to a ch-sound? E.g., what you changing to whatchuI knew it a couple of months ago, but of course now I need it, I can't remember

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[muckefuck]

Yod-coalescence, a processing incorporating palatalisation.

[pne]

I think it's because pronouns can be used for anaphora (referring to earlier thing) but not so well for cataphora (referring to later thing).

So in #2 and #4, "He" must refer to someone you mentioned earlier, or known from context, and can't be the "Jack" you only bring onto the scene two words later.

And in #1, "him" must be someone else because English has a special form for pronouns that refer to the object of a verb that is the same as the subject -- it would have to be "Jack likes himself" if the object is Jack.

Where it could be ambiguous is, for example, possessive pronouns:

5. Jack took his keys and left.

The keys could be Jack's or they could belong to someone else you just mentioned.

[conuly]

"Some languages, including among Algonquian languages and Salishan languages, divide the category of third person into two parts: proximate for a more topical third person, and obviative for a less topical third person. The obviative is sometimes called the fourth person."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammatical_person

[sineala]

You want information on Principle B of binding theory. Or, come to think of it, probably all three of the principles/conditions.

The wikipedia discussion is kind of lousy, unfortunately. Maybe someone else will come along and give you the full explanation.

[star_cabaret]

2nd question: conditions for binding