week 10 Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
no glottal stop
A
- In English an initial vowel attracts the previous sound to it
- Sometimes the /j/, /w/ or /r/ has to be added.
- Make sure you don’t use the glottal stop before the vowel sound.
o play off play◡ off
o FBI FB◡/j/◡I
o CIA C◡/j/◡I◡/j/◡A
o PhD P◡/j/◡hD
2
Q
liaison - linking patterns
A
- The linking patterns are:
o consonant to vowel
o vowel + /r/ + vowel
o vowel + /j/ + vowel
o vowel + /w/ + vowel - dad◡and◡mum
- food◡and◡drink
- without◡opening
- special◡effects
- No glottal stop
3
Q
linking /r/
A
- A: We’ve been waiting for◡/r/◡ an hour◡/r/◡ and◡a half.
- B: Tell them that your◡/r/◡aunt◡is very ill. A doctor◡/r/◡ ought to see her◡/r/◡
at◡once. - A: There isn’t◡a doctor◡/r/◡ available. They’re◡/r/◡ all busy.
- B: Ask◡a receptionist to hurry◡/j/◡ up.
- A: I’ve asked her◡/r/◡over◡/r/◡ and over◡/r/◡ again. The more◡/r/◡I ask,
- the longer◡/r/◡I wait.
4
Q
intrusive /r/
A
- RP speakers often use /r/ in a similar way to link words ending with a vowel, even when
there is no “justification” from the spelling - that man I saw over there à that man I saw ◡/r/◡ over there
- Formula A à Formula ◡/r/◡ A
- Australia all out à Australia ◡/r/◡ all ◡ out
- media event à media ◡/r/◡ event
5
Q
VOWEL + /J/ + VOWEL
A
- Link vowels /i:/, /ɪ/, /eɪ, /aɪ/, /ɔɪ/ to a following vowel using /j/
- very◡/j/◡ interesting
- the story is very◡/j/◡ interesting
- The end◡of the story is very◡/j/◡ interesting
- a lovely◡/j/◡ ice cream
- I always◡enjoy◡/j/◡ a lovely◡/j/◡ ice cream.
- a day◡/j/◡ or two
- stay◡/j/◡ at home for◡/r/◡a day◡/j/◡ or two
- I ought to stay◡/j/◡ at home for◡/r/◡a day◡/j/◡ or two
6
Q
vowel + /w/ + vowel
A
- Link vowels /u:/, /Əʊ/, /aʊ/ to a following vowel using /w/
- I couldn’t do◡/w/◡ anything◡about it.
- Let’s go◡/w/◡ into the next room.
- Do you know◡/w/◡ everyone here?
- You◡/w/◡ always say that.
- It was so◡/w/◡ exciting.
- I don’t know◡/w/◡ all the students, but I know◡/w/◡ all the teachers
