CONNECTED SPEECH ELEMENTS

CONNECTED SPEECH ELEMENTS

1. ASPECTS

   • The aspects may help to explain why the written English is different from the spoken one.
   • Assimilation
   • Elision
   • Intrusion
   • Linking
   • Junction
   • Contractions
   • Five secrets for fast and native English pronunciation

2. STRESS

   • Refers to the most prominent words (where we find the main pronunciation) in a phrase or sentence because English is a stressed-timed language. 
   • RHYTHM
     • - Is the color and the timing of a language. - Is the life of the pronunciation. 

3. 1) ELISION

   • It means when a sound disappears. Basically, a sound is eaten by other stronger or similar sounds next to it. This often happens with a / t / or / d / sound.
   • Examples: a) Next door –> Nexdoor b) Dad take –> Datake c)Most common –> Moscommon
   • Vowel elision
     • - Loss of /Ə/ /i/ /u/ + liquids or nasal. - Aspiration or initial /p/ /t/ /k/.
   • Consonant elision
     • - Glottalisation /t/. - /t/ or /d/ in consonant clusters followed by a consonant.

4. 3) ASSIMILATION

   • It means two sounds blend together, forming a new sound altogether. This often happens with /t/ and /j/ which make /ʧ/ and with /d/ and /j/ which make /ʤ /.
   • Examples: a) Don’t you — donʧu b) Won’t you — wonʧu c) Meet you — meeʧu d) Did you — diʤu e) Would you — wuʤu
   • Depending on which characteristics forces the change (place, coice)
   • Depending on which consonant affects (regressive or progressive

5. 2) LINKING

   • It happens when the end of a word blends into another (when the last sound of a word is a consonant and the first sound of the next word is a vowel, you get linking).
   • Exemples: a) I want this orange –> thisorange b) I want that orange –> thadorange c) This afternoon –> thisafternoon d) Is he busy? –> Isi busy? e) Cats or dogs? –> Catserdogs?
   • Consonant + vowel
     • When a word ends in a consonant sound and is followed by a word that starts with a vowel sound. - All of them.- Stop it / STO PIT.
   • Geminates
     • They are like twins — two same sounds back-to-back. Often when one word ends with the same letter as the beginning of the next word, you should connect the two words in your speech.
     • Consonant + consonant
       • When a word ends in a consonant sound and the following word begins in the same or similar consonant sound, you will only pronounce that sound once. - Best time / BESTIME.

6. 4) JUNCTURE

   • It refers to the relationship between one sound and the sounds that immediately precede.
   • Pronunciation
   • Exemples: a) Ice cream - I scream b) might rain - my train

7. 5) INTRUSION

   • It means an additional sound “intrudes” or inserts itself between others.  - It is often is a /j/ or /w/ or /r/ sound between two other vowel sounds.
   • Examples: a) He asked –> Heyasked b) She answered –> Sheyanswered c) Do it –> Dewit d) Go out –> Gowout e) Shoe on –> Shoewon
   • Types of intrusion
     • - Intrusive/r/ Introducethephoneme/r/inorder easethetransition:media esplotation/əre/.

8. 6) CONTRACTIONS

   •  It occurs where two words combine to the extend that the two are pronounced as one word, or one syllable.   
   • Exemples: (watch the video and enjoy the game)

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• 5 Connected Speech SECRETS for Fast, Native Pronunciation | Go Natural English (Einbetten)
• Stop Saying... : Vowel to vowel linking (Einbetten)
• Pronunciation: Assimilation of /t/ and /j/ (Einbetten)
• Elision (Einbetten)
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• Connected Speech: Intrusion (Part 3) | Pronunciation | Eng (Einbetten)
• Contractions 1 | English Song for Kids | Reading & Writing Skills | Grammar | Jack Hartmann (Einbetten)
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