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Mosja Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Connected speech isn't always used?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tu7HbyMDvhLeNpeFOqpyQ3XnR4qOy8jK/view

he connects the sound between the word "letters" and "are" = "lettersare" but not between the word "that" and "at", "pound" and "of"? why?

  

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Without going to the site you offered, I'll give you a simple answer. Some sounds are more conducive to attaching to the next word. "S" is a good example.

  • Without going to the site you offered, I'll give you a simple answer.
  • Some sounds are more conducive to attaching to the next word.
  • "S" is a good example.
  • "T" is different.
  • If you say "that total," the t sounds will blend.
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Without going to the site you offered, I'll give you a simple answer. Some sounds are more conducive to attaching to the next word. "S" is a good example. "T" is different. If you say "that total," the t sounds will blend. But if you say "that at," they won't. Why? Because it would sound like /thæ tæt/.

As I said, that was my simple answer. What is the pronunciation difference between

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Think about the placement and configuration of mouth, lips and tongue for each sound. How much do you have to change the configuration between the ending sound of one word and the beginning sound of the next?


http://www.speechlanguage-resources.com/speech-sound-structures.

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mosja

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tu7HbyMDvhLeNpeFOqpyQ3XnR4qOy8jK/view

he connects the sound between the word "letters" and "are" = "lettersare" but not between the word "that" and "at", "pound" and "of"? why?

"that" and "at"

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