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● PRONUNCIATION
➥ linking, intrusion, gemination & elision
We've almost covered syllable stresses (2-syllable-words and longer words).
You can still review them on the channel:
➜ part 1, part 2, part 3, and part 4.
From today on we will indicate the stress using (') in phonetic symbols, for instance:
Yesterday /ˈjestərdeɪ/ = the stress is on the first syllable
Tomorrow /təˈmɔːroʊ/ = the stress is on the second syllable
This is how dictionaries show the pronunciation of words
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English speakers use linking, intrusion, gemination and elision a lot in a way that makes it hard for non-native speakers to understand them easily. Our lesson today is about these things. So what are these?
■ Linking:
When a word ends in a consonant it's linked to the following words if that begins with a vowel, without stopping
Step of =stepov
Get out =getout
Of apologize ovapologize
The pronouns: he, his, him, her and them are also linked when they're not at the beginning of a sentence. The h and th become silent then.
Tell him =tellim
Give her =giver
Send them =sendem
■ Intrusion:
When two vowels meet (in one word or separate) the first letter is linked to the following letter using the letter "y" for a, e & i sounds and "w" for o and u sounds
He answered =hiyanswered
Media =mediya
The only =thiyonly
Whoever =whowever
Go away =gowaway
Word list:
President /ˈprezɪdənt/
Extraordinary /ɪkˈstrɔːrdəneri/
Apologize /əˈpɑːlədʒaɪz/
Behavior /bɪˈheɪvjər/
Publicly /ˈpʌblɪkli/
Examples:
1] The president took the extraordinary step of apologizing publicly for his behavior.
2] You and I are going to answer them the questions
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