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PronunciationConnected speech

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An introduction -

Connected speech

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Linking sounds Disappearing sounds Sounds joining together Changing sounds

Aspects of connected speech

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Consonant to vowel sound Last consonant sound joins the

first vowel sound An apple = a napple Pick it up = pic ki tup

Linking sounds

Vowel to vowel sound Extra sounds are added /r/, /j/ and /w/

i.e. Law and order = Lawrunaorder I agree = Ijagree go on = gowon

- try three apples; blue eyes; area office

Linking sounds 2

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Consonant clusters i.e. sandwich = sanwich Fish and chips = fishnchips Roast beef = roasbeefsounds /t/ and /d/

- you and me = you anme- we stopped for lunch = we stoppfor

lunch /h/ sound

- Have a go! = ave a go!- She has got it.= She ‘as got it.

Disappearing sounds

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Words beginning and ending in the same consonant

i.e. a bit tired = a bi tired I’ve found it = I found it

Joining sounds

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End sounds change due to the following sound Ten pin bowling = tem pin bowling Handbag = hambag

http://phonetics-cediel.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/assimilation-in-english.html

Changing sounds