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#1. The aims of connected speech are: (Choose two.)
Select all that apply:
#2. We achieve this by creating ________ connections between ________ as we speak.
#3. The sounds we delete are, in order of how often we delete them, ________.
#4. True or false? We delete t in a CC connection and replace it with a glottal stop.
#5. ________ sounds occur when two of the same sound meet in a sound connection, e.g., ________.
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Discussion
- Were you aware that we often delete these sounds in English as we speak: t, d, h, and duplicate sounds? Do you regularly delete any sounds in your L1? Give examples.
Practice
- Practice the phrase on slide 12. Write down more similar phrases, where t is deleted in a CC connection and replaced by a glottal stop. Practice saying them out loud.
- Practice the phrase on slide 13. Write down more similar phrases, where d is deleted because it meets t. Practice saying them out loud.
- Practice the phrase on slide 14. Write down more similar phrases, where d is deleted because it is part of a blend. Practice saying them out loud.
- Practice the phrase on slide 15. Write down more similar phrases, where h is deleted at the start of a syllable in the words ‘him’, ‘her’, and ‘his’. Practice saying them out loud.
- Practice the phrase on slide 16. Write down more similar phrases, where two duplicate sounds meet. Practice saying them out loud.