Aspects of Connected Speech

The process in continuous speech which connects the final sound of one word to the initial sound of the next

• juncture

• catenation

• linking

• assimilation

Occurs when a sound which would be present in a word spoken in isolation is omitted in connected speech. e.g. post the letter – old man

• intrusion

• elision

• intonation

• juncture

What happens to a sound when it is influenced by one of its neighbours. e.g. this ship - in public

• juncture

• elision

• assimilation

• catenation

when an extra sound is added into the spoken utterance

• ellision

• catenation

• intrusion

• juncture

The last consonant of the first word is joined to the vowel sound at the start of the second word. For example:

pick it up

• elision

• juncture

• catenation

• assimilation

What aspect of connected speech is in this sentence?

“Would you like a cup of tea?”

“I agree."

How can we use linking in this sentence?

• add /r/ to between /aɪ/ and /ə/

• add /j/ to between /aɪ/ and /ə/

• add /w/ to between /aɪ/ and /ə/

• /aɪ/ assimilates

  /ə/

“I saw it happen."

We add /...../ between /ɔː/ and /ɪ/.

What aspect of connected speech is in the following sentence?

“Who is?”

• assimilation

• elision

• linking

• contraction

How is ‘Kept going’ transcribed?

• / kept ˈɡəʊiŋ/

• / kep ˈɡəʊiŋ/

• / keb ˈɡəʊiŋ/