Welcome to a short series about connected speech in English. We’re discussing the new song Afterglow by Ed Sheeran and focusing on how the singer uses features of connected speech as he sings.
Here is the first free video class in the series:
The features of connected speech mentioned are:
- GLOTTAL STOPS
- FORWARD CONSONANT LINKING (FCL)
- ASSIMILATION
- CONTRACTION
- INTRUSION
- ELISION
- WEAK FORMS (SCHWA SOUNDS)
- FRIENDLY CONSONANT SOUNDS
Find out more about them here: Lesson 5.7 Connected Speech (purlandtraining.com)
Here is the second free video class in the series:
Afterglow, written by: David Hodges, Fred again.., Ed Sheeran
Release date: 21.12.20
Ed Sheeran – Afterglow [Official Performance Video]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NGQfFCFUn4
Ed Sheeran – Afterglow [Official Lyric Video]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xG9CviE5Fs
Afterglow – lyrics: https://genius.com/Ed-sheeran-afterglow-lyrics
