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Yambenjamin Posted 14 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
linking words
Hi guys!
I am a little confused when I hear some native english speakers
saying linking words. Please can someone give me a hint?
I think when it is linking, words pronunciation may alter, like "pop up" may sound like "po pup", and "dig up" would be "di gup", right?
esp. when it comes to /n/ and /l/ sound, like "all about", is it "all labout" or "a llabout"? the former one i believe there are two /l/ phoneme in them and the latter one has only one /l/.
the same thing goes to /n/ sound, like the very simple one "on it", is it "on nit" or "o nit"?
I think i always here "all labout" and "on nit" which has two same phonemes. Am I understanding right?
I am a little confused when I hear some native english speakers
saying linking words. Please can someone give me a hint?
I think when it is linking, words pronunciation may alter, like "pop up" may sound like "po pup", and "dig up" would be "di gup", right?
esp. when it comes to /n/ and /l/ sound, like "all about", is it "all labout" or "a llabout"? the former one i believe there are two /l/ phoneme in them and the latter one has only one /l/.
the same thing goes to /n/ sound, like the very simple one "on it", is it "on nit" or "o nit"?
I think i always here "all labout" and "on nit" which has two same phonemes. Am I understanding right?
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I don't see what the question is.... the pronunciation doesn't really change on any of those words. You know how to pronounce "pop" and you know how to pronounce "up", so "pop up" is just the simple combination of them.
- I don't see what the question is....
- the pronunciation doesn't really change on any of those words.
- You know how to pronounce "pop" and you know how to pronounce "up", so "pop up" is just the simple combination of them.
- When you say it quickly, and when your enunciation loosens, your consonant sounds might bleed together into "po pup," but do you really find this to be an impediment to understanding?
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I don't see what the question is.... the pronunciation doesn't really change on any of those words.
You know how to pronounce "pop" and you know how to pronounce "up", so "pop up" is just the simple combination of them. When you say it quickly, and when your enunciation loosens, your consonant sounds might bleed together into "po pup," but do you really find this to be an impediment to un
You know how to pronounce "pop" and you know how to pronounce "up", so "pop up" is just the simple combination of them. When you say it quickly, and when your enunciation loosens, your consonant sounds might bleed together into "po pup," but do you really find this to be an impediment to un
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