Connected speech

Connected speech Presenter - Serena2012.03.24Table of contents.What is connected speech?

Sounds link. (C+V, V+V, C+C)

Sounds disappear.

Sounds change.What is connected speech?Connected speech is a continuous sequence of sounds forming conversations in spoken language.

Analysis of connected speech shows sounds changes affecting linguistic units traditionally described as phrases, words, morphemes, syllables, phonemes or phones.

Connected speech allows us to speak: - Efficiently - With flow and music Sounds link.Linking is a way of joining the pronunciation of two words so that they are easy to say and flow together smoothly. In English there are different ways that this happens.

Consonant to vowel linking

Vowel to vowel linking

Consonant to consonant linking

Sounds link.Consonant to vowel linking when the first word ends with a consonant sound and the second word begins with a vowel sound.

Sounds link.Consonant to vowel linking

Examples

Stop it > Sto pit [STA pit]I need it > I nee dit [I NIY dit]Play a song > Play ya song [pley ya song]Read a book > Rea da book [riy DA book]

6Sounds link.Linking is a way of joining the pronunciation of two words so that they are easy to say and flow together smoothly. In English there are different ways that this happens.

Consonant to vowel linking

Vowel to vowel linking

Consonant to consonant linking

Sounds link.Vowel to vowel linkingwhen certain vowels come next to each other an extra sound is added to make the link smooth.

Sounds link.Vowel to vowel linkingExamples1. go anywhere [u] + [w] 6. do I? [u] + [w]2. so honest [u] + [w] 7. I asked [i] + [y]3. through our [u] + [w] 8. to open [u] + [w]4. you are [u] + [w] 9. she always [i] + [y]5. he is [i] + [y] 10. too often [u] + [w]

Sounds link.Linking is a way of joining the pronunciation of two words so that they are easy to say and flow together smoothly. In English there are different ways that this happens.

Consonant to vowel linking

Vowel to vowel linking

Consonant to consonant linking

Sounds link.Consonant to consonant linkingWhen a word ends in a consonant sound and the following word begins with the same consonant sound, we don't pronounce two sounds - both sounds are pronounced together as one.

I'm a bit tiredWe have a lot to doTell me what to sayShe's slept for three hoursI've finished

11Sounds disappear.When the sounds /t/ or /d/ occur between two consonant sounds, they will often disappear completely from the pronunciation.

I'm going nex(t) weekThat was the wors(t) job I ever had!Jus(t) one person came to the party!I can'(t) swim

Sounds disappear.When a word ends in a consonant sound and the following word begins with a consonant sound, depending on the particular sounds, the last sound of the first word or both the last sound and the first sound of the next word can change.

ExamplesGood girl. She's a good girl. (goog girl)Speed boat. I've never been in speed boat. (speeb boat)Can go. We can go now. (cang go)

The source of knowledge.http://www.theenglishteacheronline.com/connected-speech/http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/progs/prog1.shtml#linking1http://www.elementalenglish.com/2012/03/connected-speech-linking-american-english-pronunciation/http://www.englishonline.org.cn/en/teachers/terminology/index-c/connected-speechhttp://gnbfriends.blog.me/20123035898http://cafe.naver.com/harrysenglish.cafe?iframe_url=/ArticleRead.nhn%3Farticleid=4515

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