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Aspects of Connected Speech Dr. Marga Vinagre Department of English Studies UAM

Aspects of Connected Speech. Weak FormsElisionLinkingAssimilationYod coalescence. Weak forms. When we talk about weak forms in English phonetics this refers to a series of words which have one pronunciation (strong) when isolated, and another (weak) when not stressed within a phrase. e.g.

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Aspects of Connected Speech Dr. Marga Vinagre Department of English Studies UAM

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    1. Aspects of Connected Speech Dr. Marga Vinagre Department of English Studies UAM

    2. Aspects of Connected Speech Weak Forms Elision Linking Assimilation Yod coalescence

    3. Weak forms When we talk about weak forms in English phonetics this refers to a series of words which have one pronunciation (strong) when isolated, and another (weak) when not stressed within a phrase. e.g. a car v. I bought a car

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