Connected
Speech & Linking
in English
Pronunciation
Any student says they want to sound like a native
English speaker.
But
The answer is always the same, the goal is not to be perfect, but to
progress, to be understood when speaking and to be able to
understand the English language when spoken naturally.
one of the most important aspects of pronunciation and listening is to
understand that Americans do not just speak fast as many students
believe.
But also
connect their words and change the
sounds of the words
For example
"What are you going to do?"
becomes "Whaddya gonna do?"
allows us to talk about
efficiently saying the most in the shortest time
possible and speaking fluently and music called
rhythm
consonant +
vowel
when a word ends in a consonant sound and is
followed by a word that begins with a vowel sound
the speaker must
push that consonant sound forward and connect it to
the vowel in the following word.
For example
"Stop it!" becomes "Sto pit!", "I need it" becomes "I nee dit",
"Play a song" becomes "Pla ya song", "Read a Book"
becomes "Rea da Book"
understanding the rules of connected speech not only helps
us to speak better, but also helps us to understand native
English speakers
consonant +
consonant
when a word ends in a consonant sound and the following word begins
with the same or similar consonant sound
only
pronounce that sound once, it is not necessary to say the
consonant sound twice.