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Niamhster Posted 21 years ago
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Hi All
New user here and loving the site!!
Im currently doing the TEFL online course and have hit a bump in the road!
Three sentences: 1-She used to have long hair - 2-I was having a bath when the phone rang - 3-I wish I had worked harder.
One of the requirements of the exercise is to consider the phonological aspects. This refers to the sound of a particular grammar structure when you say it, e.g. "You should have worked harder." Native speakers tend to connect 'should' and 'have' together to form 'should've'.
1- i think it is 'used' and 'to' are often connected together when speaking to form the sound 'yoo-s-to'with native speakers.
But i really dont have a clue about sentence 2 and 3! i have searched the site and grammar books!
Any suggestions? Thanks
Niamh
New user here and loving the site!!
Im currently doing the TEFL online course and have hit a bump in the road!
Three sentences: 1-She used to have long hair - 2-I was having a bath when the phone rang - 3-I wish I had worked harder.
One of the requirements of the exercise is to consider the phonological aspects. This refers to the sound of a particular grammar structure when you say it, e.g. "You should have worked harder." Native speakers tend to connect 'should' and 'have' together to form 'should've'.
1- i think it is 'used' and 'to' are often connected together when speaking to form the sound 'yoo-s-to'with native speakers.
But i really dont have a clue about sentence 2 and 3! i have searched the site and grammar books!
Any suggestions? Thanks
Niamh
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I'll take a stab at this--only as a native speaker, not as a phonologist. 1- She yoo-s-tuh have long hair. 2- I was hav-n-uh bath when the phone rang.
- I'll take a stab at this--only as a native speaker, not as a phonologist.
- 1- She yoo-s-tuh have long hair.
- 2- I was hav-n-uh bath when the phone rang.
- 3- I wish I'd-uh worked harder.
- and- You should-uh worked harder.
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I'll take a stab at this--only as a native speaker, not as a phonologist.
1- She yoo-s-tuh have long hair.
2- I was hav-n-uh bath when the phone rang.
3- I wish I'd-uh worked harder.
and- You should-uh worked harder.
Does that make sense?
1- She yoo-s-tuh have long hair.
2- I was hav-n-uh bath when the phone rang.
3- I wish I'd-uh worked harder.
and- You should-uh worked harder.
Does that make sense?
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I think that # 3 would be 'I wish I'd worked harder.' based on the example given.
I would have to think about 1 and 2 a little more. I think your best bet for answering these questions would be to find a well written definition for the word phological. That's where I would start.
Jenna
I would have to think about 1 and 2 a little more. I think your best bet for answering these questions would be to find a well written definition for the word phological. That's where I would start.
Jenna
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Well, I did look up the word 'phonology' and it confirmed that it was the study of the sound of speech patterns. Therefore, I gave you a sound description of the way these sentences would be said by a native speaker. You could eliminate the 'uh' sound in no. 3, although it's heard that way a lot around here.
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Phonology is basically the phonetetics/sounds/pronuciation of English! Its so hard to grasp because we dont think about it when we are speaking!!
Thanks Jenna, i think that is right 'i had' to 'i'd' .......... see that makes perfect sense when someone says it like that!!
Thanks also davkett for your help!! i like your highlighted words!!
I wish i had worked harder ...
Thanks Jenna, i think that is right 'i had' to 'i'd' .......... see that makes perfect sense when someone says it like that!!
Thanks also davkett for your help!! i like your highlighted words!!
I wish i had worked harder ...
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I could have written:
1. yoo-sta
2. hav-na
3. should-a
'Have' in these phrases tends to sound like an 'a' (pronounced 'uh'). It may be only regional to hear 'I had' in no.3, as 'I'd-uh', because what the speaker is [erroneously] inserting in the original sentence is 'of', as in: 'I wish I had of worked harder.' (which makes no grammatical sense--though it sou
1. yoo-sta
2. hav-na
3. should-a
'Have' in these phrases tends to sound like an 'a' (pronounced 'uh'). It may be only regional to hear 'I had' in no.3, as 'I'd-uh', because what the speaker is [erroneously] inserting in the original sentence is 'of', as in: 'I wish I had of worked harder.' (which makes no grammatical sense--though it sou
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Yes thats what i thought! Instead of Have, we are used to hearing had of!
Strange but thats native english for you!
Strange but thats native english for you!
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00 My first time too;-) 02 br
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Hey Niamh
I am in exactly the same spot - plain sailing up until now!
She used to have long hair - possibly she use't have long hair
I was having a bath when the phone rang - possibly I'ws having a bath when the phone rang
I wish I had worked harder - probably I wish I'd worked harder
Maybe the first two examples cannot be shortened - I wouldn't shor
I am in exactly the same spot - plain sailing up until now!
She used to have long hair - possibly she use't have long hair
I was having a bath when the phone rang - possibly I'ws having a bath when the phone rang
I wish I had worked harder - probably I wish I'd worked harder
Maybe the first two examples cannot be shortened - I wouldn't shor
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Hey Niamhster
I wish i had an answer for your question, or at least a solution for that bump which has hit you in the road.
But unfortunately i havnet studied Phonology before.
I am just excited with the idea of an online course for TEFL.
i was wondering if u could contact in order to get more information about that.
Thanks in advanced.
Frank
I wish i had an answer for your question, or at least a solution for that bump which has hit you in the road.
But unfortunately i havnet studied Phonology before.
I am just excited with the idea of an online course for TEFL.
i was wondering if u could contact in order to get more information about that.
Thanks in advanced.
Frank
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