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Examples (transcribe them) |
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| elision | This occurs when a sound which would be present in a word if spoken in isolation is omitted in rapid connected speech. |
next please |
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linking / r / (liaison) |
In most British accents ‘r’ is not usually pronounced at the end of a word if it is followed by a consonant sound eg: for me. However, if the following word starts with a vowel sound, it is usually pronounced. |
never again
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Intrusive /w/ (liaison) /j/ /r/ |
These three sounds appear in rapid speech between words that finish and start with vowel sounds. They facilitate the pronunciation of the two words together. |
blue eyes
I agree saw it |
| juncture | This refers to the subtle differences that allow expert speakers to distinguish the borders between words in rapid speech even though there is no pause. | Mice pies/ my spies |
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| assimilation | This occurs when a phoneme changes due to the influence of the sound next to it. |
Would you? |
| catenation | Catenation is one of the ways speakers join words together. In catenation, a consonant sound at the end of one word joins with a vowel sound at the beginning of the next word | Take it or leave it |
| Alternative terms (see Field, 2008:144) | ||
| cliticisation |
English has a common SW stress pattern. An unstressed word (typically a function word) that is incapable of standing on its own and attaches in pronunciation to a stressed word, with which it forms a single accentual unit: Liz became a star -> Lizbi /keima /star |
Get excited
Took his hat off |
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| resyllabification | A syllable final consonant attaches itself to the next syllable. (cf Juncture and catenation above) |
made out / may doubt
place no bets / play snow bets |