Phonetics and Phonology

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                                        Lecture 8  Worksheet

   

                                ASPECTS  OF  CONNECTED  SPEECH   III

                                              ELISION

   

   

   Practice 1  

   How would you pronounce the following words/expressions in rapid colloquial speech?

   1.      pneumatic              /                             /

   2.      fasten                     /                             /

   3.      bomb                     /                             /

   4.      debt                       /                             /

   5.      Worcester             /                             /

   6.      receipt                   /                             /

   7.      history                   /                             /

   8.      comfortable           /                             /

   9.      believe                   /                             /

   10.  camera                  /                             /

   11.  landlord                 /                             /

   12.  sandwich               /                             /

   13.  factory                   /                             /

   14.  just now                 /                             /

   15.  fresh shirt               /                             /

   

   Before you check your answers in the Key, go to back to Elision II at
   https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/1441/jaro2008/A2BK_FF1B/5328107/5334472/Elision_II.doc and try to
   find the answers there.

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   KEY

   1.      pneumatic              /nju:ˈmaetɪk /

   2.      fasten                     /fɑ:sn̩/

   3.      bomb                     /bɒm /

   4.      debt                       /det /

   5.      Worcester             /wʊstə /

   6.      receipt                   / rɪˈsi:t /

   7.      history                   /hɪstri /

   8.      comfortable           / kʌmftəbl̩ /

   9.      believe                   / bli:v /

   10.  camera                  / kaemrə /

   11.  landlord                 / laenlɔ:d /

   12.  sandwich               / saenwɪtʃ /

   13.  factory                   / faektri /

   14.  just now                 / dʒəs ˈnaʊ /

   15.  fresh shirt               / freʃ ʃɜ:t /  no assimilation possible!!!