ConnectedSpeech英语快速语流中的缩读连读.pptVIP

Connected Speech What Is Connected Speech Connected speech is based on a set of rules used to modify pronunciations so that words connect and flow more smoothly in natural speech (hafta versus have to). Native speakers of English tend to feel that connected speech is friendlier, more natural, more sympathetic, and more personal. Reductions Reductions are very important in learning to correctly pronounce American English. Reductions are the reduced form of common words and phrases. It is the informal way we talk. For example, instead of saying “I’m going to go now,” we say “I’m GONNA go no