Connected speech

1. 2012.03.24 Connected speech Presenter - Serena

2. Table of contents. • What is connected speech? • Sounds link. (C+V, V+V, C+C) • Sounds disappear. • Sounds change.

3. 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

4. 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

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

6. 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]

7. 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

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

9. Sounds link. • Vowel to vowel linking • Examples 1. 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]

10. 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

11. Sounds link. • Consonant to consonant linking • When 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 tired • We have a lot to do • Tell me what to say • She's slept for three hours • I've finished

12. Sounds 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) week • That was the wors(t) job I ever had! • Jus(t) one person came to the party! • I can'(t) swim

13. 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. • Examples • Good 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)

14. The source of knowledge. • http://www.theenglishteacheronline.com/connected-speech/ • http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/progs/prog1.shtml#linking1 • http://www.elementalenglish.com/2012/03/connected-speech-linking-american-english-pronunciation/ • http://www.englishonline.org.cn/en/teachers/terminology/index-c/connected-speech • http://gnbfriends.blog.me/20123035898 • http://cafe.naver.com/harrysenglish.cafe?iframe_url=/ArticleRead.nhn%3Farticleid=4515

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