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Universidade Estadual de Alagoas - Uneal Campus III - Palmeira Dos Índios 4º Período Letras Inglês

The document discusses different types of linking that occur in spoken English: 1. Linking of identical consonant sounds, where the final consonant of one word flows into the initial consonant of the next word, like "red dress" being pronounced "redress". 2. Linking of similar consonant sounds, where the final consonant of the first word is not fully pronounced and disappears into the initial consonant of the next word, like "ripe banana" being said as "ribanana". 3. Linking of vowels, where a slight "y" or "w" sound is inserted between a word ending in a vowel and the next word beginning with a vowel, such

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Universidade Estadual de Alagoas - Uneal Campus III - Palmeira Dos Índios 4º Período Letras Inglês

The document discusses different types of linking that occur in spoken English: 1. Linking of identical consonant sounds, where the final consonant of one word flows into the initial consonant of the next word, like "red dress" being pronounced "redress". 2. Linking of similar consonant sounds, where the final consonant of the first word is not fully pronounced and disappears into the initial consonant of the next word, like "ripe banana" being said as "ribanana". 3. Linking of vowels, where a slight "y" or "w" sound is inserted between a word ending in a vowel and the next word beginning with a vowel, such

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Universidade Estadual de Alagoas Uneal Campus III Palmeira dos ndios 4 Perodo Letras Ingls

Linking
When we study English we see that words written on paper, and we use dictionaries to learn how the words are pronounced. When we listen to people speaking English, however, we might be surprised! Many words that we hear are pronounced quite differently from the way that we might expect. One of the biggest reasons why words sound different is that people dont usually pronounce each word individually. On paper, when we are reading written words, there is a space between each word. However, in conversation, when we are listening to people speaking, many words have no spaces between them. Instead, the words are linked together, so that the end of one word becomes part of the beginning of the next word. This is called linking. In that lesson, we will study kinds of linking: 1. the linking of identical consonants 2. the linking of consonant to consonant 3. the linking of vowel to vowel 4. the linking of vowel to semi-vowels

Linking Identical Consonant Sounds or Similar Consonant Sounds


When the consonant sound at the end of one word is the same as the consonant sound at the beginning of the next word then the consonant sound at the end of the first word is often spoken as the first sound of the next word. red dress re dress

When the consonant sound at the end of a word is very similar to the consonant sound at the beginning of the next word then the consonant sound at the end of the first word is not pronounced completely. It almost disappears into the consonant sound at the beginning of the next word. ripe banana ri banana

Linking Vowel to Vowel/Semi-Vowel


When a word ending in a vowel sound is next to one beginning with a vowel sound, they are connected with a glide between the two vowels.

A glide is either a slight [y] sound or a slight [w] sound. How do you know which one to use? This will take care of itself--the position your lips are in will dictate either [y] or [w]. For example, if a word ends in [o], your lips are going to be in the forward position, so a [w] quite naturally leads into the next vowel sound: [Go(w)away]. After a long [e] sound, you lips will be pulled back far enough to create a [y] glide or liaison: [I(y)also need the(y)other one]. Don't force this sound too much, though. It's not a strong pushing sound.

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