How do you link consonants and vowels?

In fluent English, when one word ends in a consonant sound and the next word begins in a vowel sound, we link the two sounds together without a pause in between them. So, an egg becomes anegg. This is called catenation.

What is linking in connected speech?

Linking is a way of joining the pronunciation of two words so that they are easy to say and flow together smoothly. In English there are different ways that this happens. Consonant to vowel linking – when the first word ends with a consonant sound and the second word begins with a vowel sound.

What is linking consonant?

Rule 2: To link the same continuous consonant (i.e., s, z, f, v, m, n, l, r, th), hold the linked sound for slightly more time than a single sound. In other words, if two meaningful word parts are put together to form a word, for example, “mid” and “day” (they both have meaning on their own), then the sound is doubled.

What is the rule of linking?

A linking rule defines the set of possible objects in a source resource, the set of possible objects in a target resource, and an expression that defines which source and target objects match. Matching objects should be linked.

How do you link vowels?

To create a smooth, fluid link from a word ending in a vowel sound into a word beginning with a vowel sound, a very small /y/ or /w/ is added between the words, connecting one word to the next. This allows both vowel sounds to occur individually, without stopping the airflow between words.

What does it mean when the last consonant of a word is linked with the vowel that begins the following word?

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. Remember that it’s the sound that matters.

Why is connected speech important?

Connected Speech & Phonology: Words don’t do social distancing. But when you know how to join words more effectively, you’ll sound much more nativelike and you’ll be able to speak more quickly too. This is important because the more fluent your speech is, the more efficient your communication will be.

How can I improve my connected speech?

Discrete activities

1. A good activity to start learners thinking about connected speech and weak forms is to dictate just part of some phrases.
2. After doing a listening activity, try doing a dictation where you handout the recording script, with chunks of 2-3 words missing.

How do you link the same consonant?

Rule 2: To link the same continuous consonant (i.e., s, z, f, v, m, n, l, r, th), hold the linked sound for slightly more time than a single sound. Compare “say message” with “same message.” Now practice listening to and repeating the following phrases (all with sound files).

Why do we link words together in English?

Linking is an important part of American English. If we break between each word, it sounds very choppy. But in American English, we like to link words together for a smooth sound. I’ve already made videos on linking Vowel to Vowel and Consonant to Vowel.

How do you link ending stop consonants?

This way of linking ending stop consonants to words that begin with another consonant is a great trick to add to your English if you haven’t already. Some students have trouble with this, and add an additional schwa sound between words in order to link in these situations. So ‘hot sauce’ becomes something more like ‘hot-uh-sauce’.

When do you hold the final consonant sound for extra time?

Rule 1:When the final consonant sound in the first word is the same as the first sound in the second word, and the sound is a stop (i.e., p, t, k, b, d, g), the sound is held for extra time, then released. Compare “big game” with “big aim” and “start time” with “star time.”