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Module4 Liaisons

The document discusses liaisons in English pronunciation. It explains that in English, the end of one word attaches to the beginning of the next word, connecting sentences with an underlying "hum or drone." It provides examples of words connecting based on whether the end of the first word and beginning of the second both contain consonant or vowel sounds. Specifically, words connect when the first ends in a consonant and the second begins with a vowel, or when they end and begin with consonants in similar positions like lips, behind teeth, or throat. The document demonstrates connecting words with examples like "my name" and spelling out numbers.

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Module4 Liaisons

The document discusses liaisons in English pronunciation. It explains that in English, the end of one word attaches to the beginning of the next word, connecting sentences with an underlying "hum or drone." It provides examples of words connecting based on whether the end of the first word and beginning of the second both contain consonant or vowel sounds. Specifically, words connect when the first ends in a consonant and the second begins with a vowel, or when they end and begin with consonants in similar positions like lips, behind teeth, or throat. The document demonstrates connecting words with examples like "my name" and spelling out numbers.

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Liaisons

LIAISONS OR LIAISING In American English, words are not pronounced one by one. Usually, the end of the word attaches to beginning of the next word. This is also true for initials, numbers, and spelling. Part of the glue that connects sentences is underlying hum or drone that only breaks when you come to a period, and sometimes not even then. You have this underlying hum in your own language and it helps a great deal toward making you sound like a native speaker. Once you have a strong intonation, you need to connect all those stairsteps together so that each sentence sounds like one long word.

English as Second Language

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The dime. The dime easier. San Pedro Manpower Development Institute They tell me the dime easier. They tell me the dime easier to understand. They tell me that I'm easier to understand.

Liaisons

The last two sentences above should be pronounced exactly the same, no matter how they are written. It is the sound that is important, not the spelling. Consonant & Vowel Words are connected when a words ends in a consonant sound and the next word starts with a vowel sound, including the semivowels W, Y and R. (You can check out the individual sounds as well) Spelling Pronunciation

My name is Ann. [my nay mi zn] American accent [amer'k' nksent] You also use liaisons in spelling and numbers.

Spelling LA

Pronunciation [eh lay]

909-5068 [ni nou nin, fi vo sick sate]

Consonant & Consonant

Words are connected when a word ends in a consonant sound and the next word starts with a consonant that is in a similar position.

Lips Unvoiced Voiced P, F B, V

Behind Teeth T, Ch, S, Sh D, J, Z, Zh

Throat K, H G, Ng, R

For example, if a word ends with a letter from the Behind Teeth category and the next word starts with a letter from that same category, these words are going to naturally join together. This is the same for Lips and Throat.

Spelling English as Second Language

Pronunciation

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I just didn't get the chance [I jussdidn't ge(t)the chance] I've been late twice. [ivbin la(t)twice]

San Pedro Manpower Development Institute

Liaisons

English as Second Language

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