单词拼读连接Word Connections American Accent.pdfVIP

Word Connections had the [hadthe] both days [bothdays] Spelling and Pronunciation It is the sound that is important, not the spelling. Liaison Rule #3: Vowel / Vowel The dime. Go away Go(w)away. The dime easier. I asked I(y)asked. They tell me the dime easier. If a word ends in [o] your lips are going to be in the They tell me the dime easier to understand. forward position, so a [w] quite naturally leads into the next vowel sound. They tell me that I’m easier to understand. After a long [ē] sound, your lips will be pulled back far enough to create a [y] glide or liaison. Don’t force this Liaison Rule #1: Consonant / Vowel sound too much. Words are connected when a word ends in a consonant sound and the next word starts with a vowel sound, Liaison Rule #4: T, D, S, or Z + Y including the semivowels W, Y, and R. When the letter or sound of T, D, S, or Z is followed My name is… my nay.miz by a word that starts with Y, or its sound, both sounds Because I’ve b’k’zäiv are connected. The word name ends in a consonant sound [m] (the e is silent and doesn’t count), and is starts with a vowel sound [i], so naymiz just naturally flows together.