Phonetic aspect of oral communication

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CONNECTED SPEECH Connected Speech is the key to gaining a natural,

CONNECTED SPEECH

Connected Speech is the key to gaining a natural,

smooth-flowing style of speech.
People do not speak in separate words, they speak in logical connected groups of words.
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I went to the hotel and booked a room for two

I went to the hotel and booked a room for two

nights for my father and his best friend.

Look at this phrase

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What are the most important words? I went to the hotel

What are the most important words?

I went to the hotel and

booked a room for two nights for my father and his best friend.
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If we eliminate the other words can we still understand the

If we eliminate the other words can we still understand the

message?

went hotel booked room two nights father best friend.

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Let’s look at the phrase transcribed: /aɪˈwent təðəhəʊ ˈtel ənˈbʊkt əˈru:m fəˈtu: ˈnaɪts fəmaɪˈfɑ:ðər ənhɪzˈbest ˈfrend/

Let’s look at the phrase transcribed:
/aɪˈwent təðəhəʊ ˈtel ənˈbʊkt əˈru:m
fəˈtu:

ˈnaɪts fəmaɪˈfɑ:ðər ənhɪzˈbest ˈfrend/
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There is a tendency for vowels in unstressed syllables to shift towards the schwa (central position)

There is a tendency for vowels in unstressed syllables to shift

towards the schwa (central position)
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Phonological processes in connected speech Assimilation Informal contractions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX9cNSisW8s&t=39s Reduction Elision https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSfHb4Qx2hc&t=57s Linking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuh6_d_pBaE&t=46s Weak forms

Phonological processes in connected speech Assimilation Informal contractions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX9cNSisW8s&t=39s Reduction Elision https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSfHb4Qx2hc&t=57s Linking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuh6_d_pBaE&t=46s Weak forms

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Weak form are commonly used words (form words) Prepositions Auxiliary verbs Conjunctions Articles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzkzA77RMzg

Weak form are commonly used words (form words)

Prepositions
Auxiliary verbs
Conjunctions
Articles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzkzA77RMzg

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Weak=unstressed In the following sentences the underlined words are stressed and

 


Weak=unstressed

In the following sentences the underlined words are stressed

and so would be pronounced using the strong form:
I do like chocolate.
 She drove to Las Vegas, not from Las Vegas.
We were surprised when she told us her secret.
(stress on ‘were’ for emphasis)
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Assimilation Definition: Assimilation is the change in pronunciation of a consonant

Assimilation

Definition:
Assimilation is the change in pronunciation of a consonant

phoneme under the influence of its surrounding sounds.
1. news /njuz/ but newspaper /njuspeipə/
2. This year / ði∫ jiə/
3. Want to / wɔnə/
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Assimilation A significant difference in natural connected speech is the way

Assimilation

A significant difference in natural connected speech is the way that

consonant sounds belonging to one word can cause change in sounds belonging to neighbouring words.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekQLw1pLxCA
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DIRECTIONS OF ASSIMILATION If a phoneme is affected by one than

DIRECTIONS OF ASSIMILATION

If a phoneme is affected by one than comes

later in the sentence, the assimilation is termed regressive.
If a phoneme is affected by one that came earlier in the utterance, the assimilation is termed as progressive.
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Regressive assimilation the sounds assimilated are influenced by the succeeding sounds

Regressive assimilation

the sounds assimilated are influenced by the succeeding sounds
/nju:z/ (news)

→ /nju:speipə/ (newspaper)
/gu:s/ (goose) → /gu:zbəri/ (gooseberry)
/faiv/ (five) → /faifpəns/ (five pence)
/hav/ (have) → /haf tu/ (have to)
/ju:zd/ (used) → /ju:st tu/ (used to)
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Progressive assimilation: the sounds assimilated are affected by the pronunciation of

Progressive assimilation:

the sounds assimilated are affected by the pronunciation of

the preceding sounds.
This is often seen in the inflectional endings -s and –ed. I
f preceded by a voiced sound, they become voiced;
if preceded by a voiceless one, they become voiceless.
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Progressive assimilation Plural: students /-s/; books /-s/ girls /-z/; pictures /-z/

Progressive assimilation

Plural: students /-s/; books /-s/ girls /-z/; pictures /-z/
Possessive: students’

books /-s/ girls’ pictures /-z/
3rd person singular: He writes /-s/; He speaks /-s/ She reads /-z/; She plays /-z/
Past tense and past participle: worked /-t/; laughed /-t/ learned /-d/; played /-d/
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Types of assimilation

Types of assimilation

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Assimilation according to Place of articulation The most common form involves

Assimilation according to Place of articulation

The most common form involves

the movement of place of articulation of the alveolar stops /t/, /d/ and /n/ to a position closer to that of the following sound.
For instance, in the phrase ten cars, the /n/ will usually be articulated in a velar position, so that the tongue will be ready to produce the following velar sound /k/.
Similarly, in ten boys the /n/ will be produced in a bilabial position, to prepare for the articulation of the bilabial /b/.
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Assimilation according to place of articulation

Assimilation according to place of articulation

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Assimilation of place of articulation

Assimilation of place of articulation

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Assimilation according to place of articulation

Assimilation according to place of articulation

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Assimilation according to place of articulation

Assimilation according to place of articulation

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Assimilation of manner Only regressive assimilation of alveolar consonant Note: /ð/

Assimilation of manner

Only regressive assimilation of alveolar consonant

Note: /ð/ follow a

plosive or nasal at the end of a preceding word
Eg: get them /get ðəm/ → /gettəm/
in the /in ðə/ → /innə/
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ASSIMILATION according to work of vocal cords (voicing, devoicing) The vibration

ASSIMILATION according to work of vocal cords (voicing, devoicing)

The vibration

of the vocal folds is not something that can be switched on and off very swiftly, as a result groups of consonants tend to be either all voiced or all voiceless.
Consider the different endings of ‘books’, bags and ‘catches’
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Assimilation of voice eg: I like that black dog / ai

Assimilation of voice


eg: I like that black dog
/ ai

laik ðæt blæk dɔg/
→ / ai laig ðæd blæg dɔg/

Only regressive assimilation of voice

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http://yandex.ru/video/search?p=1&filmId=dE42Ekr2UXI&text=what%20is%20connected%20speech&_=1444628442281&safety=1 connected specch http://yandex.ru/video/search?filmId=M5CXJqYfUXI&text=assimilation&_=1444628279887&safety=1 assimilation http://yandex.ru/video/search?p=2&filmId=voaV2i2DUXI&text=what%20is%20connected%20speech&_=1444628461318&safety=1 weak forms

http://yandex.ru/video/search?p=1&filmId=dE42Ekr2UXI&text=what%20is%20connected%20speech&_=1444628442281&safety=1 connected specch
http://yandex.ru/video/search?filmId=M5CXJqYfUXI&text=assimilation&_=1444628279887&safety=1 assimilation
http://yandex.ru/video/search?p=2&filmId=voaV2i2DUXI&text=what%20is%20connected%20speech&_=1444628461318&safety=1 weak forms

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Tasks for seminar 1. What is connected speech? 2. Weak forms.

Tasks for seminar

1. What is connected speech?
2. Weak forms. Examples.
3. Assimilation.

Types of assimilation
4. Assimilation according to work of vocal cords.
5. Assimilation according to place of articulation.
6. Assimilation according to manner of articulation.
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Study examples. Explain type of assimilation 1- /t/ + /j/ =

Study examples. Explain type of assimilation

1- /t/ + /j/ =

/tʃ/ (T+Y=CH)
Nice to meet you arrow3 meet + you /mi:t ju:/ = /mi:tʃu:/
picture arrow31 /pɪktjʊə*/ → 2 /pɪktʃʊə*/ → 3 /pɪktʃə*/ (1= old fashioned pronunciation, 2= transitional pronunciation, 3= present pronunciation, the vowel /ʊ/ weakened and disappears)
2- /d/ + /j/ = /dʒ/ (D+Y=J)
would you like some tea? arrow3 would + you /wʊd ju:/ = /wʊdʒu:/
soldier arrow3 /səʊldjə*/ = /səʊldʒə*/
3- /s/ + /j/ = /ʃ/ (S+Y=SH)
special arrow3 /spesjəl/ = /speʃəl/
it's just you = it's jus' you arrow3 /dʒʌs ju:/ = /dʒʌʃu:/ (in conversational English "just" often loses its final T and it sounds "jus", so S + Y = SH)
4- /z/ + /j/ = /ʒ/
treasure arrow3 /trezjʊə*/ → 2 /treʒʊə*/ → 3 /treʒə*/ (1, 2, 3= see comments to the word "picture" above)
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Give examples to the following types of assimilation / t /

Give examples to the following types of assimilation

/ t / changes

to / p / before / m / / b / or / p /
/ d / changes to / b / before / m / / b / or / p /
/ n / changes to / m / before / m / / b / or / p /
/ t / changes to / k / before / k / or /g/
/ d / changes to / g / before / k / or / g /
/ n / changes to /ŋ/ before / k / or / g /
/ s / changes to /ʃ/ before /ʃ/ or / j /
/ z / changes to /ʒ/ before /ʃ/ or / j /
/θ/ changes to / s / before / s /
Transcribe your examples and explain the processes.