How Sounds Affect How Sounds Affect Each Other: LinkingEach Other: Linking

The C+ C rule

When the same consonant sound is found at the end of one word and the beginning of the next, don't break your speech, simply hold the consonant sound for a longer time. For example,

1. I went to the beach. 2. What time is he coming?

3. That was so nice of her! 4. James is so intelligent.

Stop pushing.She hit two balls.She has a black cat.They had a tough fight.I bought both things.I miss Sue.I wish she were here.

不是不發而是發而不放氣

The cab broke the telephone pole.What a nice old dog!She takes five vitamins a day.I want to breathe the fresh air.Tell Laura I love her.I need some money.She has nine nieces.

The C+ V rule

When the first word ends in a consonant sound and the next word begins with a vowel sound, carry the consonant sound over to the following word. For example:

1. You can take it or leave it. 2. Some of them look alike.

1. likes it = likes-sit 2. laughed at = laught-tat 3. explain it = explain-nit 4. wake up = wak-kup.

Liaison: When a word ends in a consonant sound and the next word starts with a vowel the words link together. The ending consonant "jumps over" to the next word.

阿妹的” Open your eyes”唱對了嗎？

skip itkeep itbreak itfix itlaugh it offhand it overturn it offsend herwill he

caught himsix otherstell uscome on oversome of itto take overto get upto lift offto print out

C+V

come oncome on instop itgive it to melet’s make uppatch upgive it uplay it on me

keep itkick offblame it on himsit inlaugh atshake it offforget itcan’t take it

C+V

Assimilation: Sometimes when two consonant sounds come together, one at the end of one word and one at the beginning of another. They mix to form a new sound.

What did you do?

What diju do?

Aren’t you interested?Weren’t you there?My brother can get you a job.My sister didn’t get your call.Let your fingers do the walking.Set your sights high.Put your money where your mouth is.I bet you 50 cents.Set your watchesI want you.

What are you doing?Don’t you care?You take credit cards, don’t you?Why don’t you try?Can’t you take care of it?Couldn’t you take care of it?Won’t you help out?Wouldn’t you like to help out?What you’re doing is wrong.I’ll be at your house right away.I know that you’re busy.

The V + V rule

When the first word ends in a vowel sound and the following word begins with a vowel sound, insert a /y/ sound for front vowels and a /w/ sound for back vowels.

1. Can you say it again? 2. May I help you? 3. Can you do it for me?

4. Blow out the candle.

/w/ & /y/ + Vowel 滑音/ey/: they are; may I; say it/iy/: he is; she is; we are/ay/: I am; high up; my apple/ow/: no other; go away; grow up/uw/: you are; too often; throw it

1. too + early = toowearly 2. who + is + it = whowizit 3. I + am = Iyam 4. do + it =dowit

She wants to go to Canada to go Skiing.She wants too go too Canada too go skiing.

The Schwa: The vowels in the "grammar words", the prepositions, conjunctions, the articles and so on, become weak in sentences. The vowels change to the unstressed vowel, pronounced only very lightly.

Elision: Often sounds disappear, usually the aspirated sounds, /h/ and /t/.

Did you see him last night?

Did you see im las nigh?

Ellipsis: Not only do sounds disappear but often entire words are not said. In casual speech auxiliary

verbs in questions are often not enunciated.

Have you got the time?

you got the time?

Did you see her last night?

you see er las nigh?

1. Please tell me the answer! 2. The eggs cost $1.29 a dozen. 3. I sat by the old man on the airplane. 4. The ugly house is very cheap.

1. I read the book. 2. The cats are in the house. 3. Did you return the video? 4. Put the drinks on the table.

Dropping the t winter = winner 

It's too cold here in the winner! painting = paining 

The painings of Goya are very religious. twenty = tweny 

Thomas is paid tweny dollars an hour at his job. plenty = pleny 

Sally has pleny of money in the bank. gigantic = giganic 

That mountain is giganic!Toronto = Torono Torono is an interesting city.

Many American also drop the /t/ sound between words. Here are some examples of this type of reduced speech:

want to = wanna I wanna go shopping this afternoon.

going to = gonna I'm gonna cook chicken for dinner tonight.

don't know = dunno I dunno her email address.

失之毫釐 A: I’m wondering where to catch my plane B: Let’s see your ticket. You need to go to Gate

70-A. That way. A: Thank you.

A: Excuse me. I can’t find Gate 70-A. Can you help me?

B: Gate 70-A? There isn’t a Gate 70-A. Where are you going?

A: Vancouver. B: You need to go to Gate 78. It’s in the other

direction.

台灣的中文連音醬可以呀我宣你你造嗎？