《英语语音》课程PPT教学课件（英文版）Unit 11 Linking and Rhythm

Linking and Rhythm Huang Wanmei

Linking and Rhythm Huang Wanmei

Linking vowel to Vowel If our lips are round at the end of the first word, we insert a//sound: We write it like this:too often who is soi do all We say it like this: toowoften whois sowl dowall

Linking Vowel to Vowel • If our lips are round at the end of the first word, we insert a / / sound: We write it like this: too often who is so I do all We say it like this: toowoften whowis sowI dowall

If our lips are wide at the end of the first word, we insert a// sound We write it like this: I am Kay is the end she asked We say it like this: Iyam Kayyis theyend sheyasked

• If our lips are wide at the end of the first word, we insert a / / sound: We write it like this: I am Kay is the end she asked We say it like this: Iyam Kayyis theyend sheyasked

Linking consonant to Vowe When a word ends in a consonant sound. we often move the consonant sound to the beginning of the next word if it starts with a vowel sound For example in the phrase turn off We write it like this turn off We say it like this tur noff

Linking Consonant to Vowel • When a word ends in a consonant sound, we often move the consonant sound to the beginning of the next word if it starts with a vowel sound. • For example, in the phrase "turn off" We write it like this: turn off We say it like this: tur noff

To link the final vowels/ or to a following by adding the// sound, for eXample answer it answer rit the idea of the idea rof

• To link the final vowels / :/ or / / to a following by adding the / / sound, for example: answer it answer rit the idea of the idea rof

and / before sound won t you could you

• / / and / / before / / sound: won ’t you / / could you / /

If you're linking the same sound, you should simply hold the sound a little longer · had difficulties kiss someone make coffee

• If you're linking the same sound, you should simply hold the sound a little longer: • had difficulties • kiss someone • make coffee

Listen and find out the differences The plane is here The play is here 2. We arrive at 9 We arrived at 9 3. I'm going to bite it r'm going to buy it 4. Keep playing Key playing 5. Did you know? Do you know?

• Listen and find out the differences 1. The plane is here. The play is here. 2. We arrive at 9. We arrived at 9. 3. I'm going to bite it. I'm going to buy it. 4. Keep playing. Key playing. 5. Did you know? Do you know?

Rhythm of English Rhythm in English speech is based on stress A rhythm unit is formed by a stresses syllable, together with unstressed syllables 2 3 4 and 2 and 3 and 1 and a 2 and a 3 and a 1 and then a 2 and then a 3 and then a 4

Rhythm of English • Rhythm in English speech is based on stress. A rhythm unit is formed by a stresses syllable, together with unstressed syllables. • 1 2 3 4 • 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 • 1 and a 2 and a 3 and a 4 • 1 and then a 2 and then a 3 and then a 4

Tom John Steve Sam Thomson Johnson Steven Samson Thomson and Johnson and Steven and Samson Thomson and then johnson and then Steven and then Samson

• Tom John Steve Sam • Thomson Johnson Steven Samson • Thomson and Johnson and Steven and Samson • Thomson and then Johnson and then Steven and then Samson