Weak Forms of Function Words

Weak Forms of Function Words

1. Some words no usually made prominent in conversation

   • Following groups of function words
     •  The personal pronouns  The possessive determiners  Each other, one another  The articles  The determiners  The indefinite pronoun  Forms of the auxiliary verbs and the modal verbs except in negative forms  Prepositions The conjunctions
     • Some of these function words have a:
       • Strong form
         • Used when the word is:
           • Prominent
           • Said on its own
           • At the end of the sentence
       • Weak Form
         • The usual pronunciation
         • Sometimes difficult to hear the weak forms in fast speech, particularly when a number of them come together.
           • Often saif quickly