https://padlet.com/billy19/udgr5lw4apfj Videos en-us 2018-02-01 14:41:41 UTC 2018-04-12 05:56:43 UTC hello@padlet.com billy19 https://padlet.com/billy19/udgr5lw4apfj/wish/227077350 Weak forms are the key to the rhythm of English. Most weak forms involve the Schwa. They are the reason some speakers of other languages say that native English speakers tend to swallow their words. It is also often the reason students find listening difficult. (14 mins)]]> 2018-02-01 15:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/billy19/udgr5lw4apfj/wish/227077350 billy19 https://padlet.com/billy19/udgr5lw4apfj/wish/227080421 This is another example of assimilation. Instead of making a new sound the second sound absorbs the first sound. This also happens with /n/ and /m/ as in 'ten men', /d/ and /g/ as in 'good girl'. (4 mins)]]> 2018-02-01 15:12:34 UTC https://padlet.com/billy19/udgr5lw4apfj/wish/227080421 billy19 https://padlet.com/billy19/udgr5lw4apfj/wish/227081925 In this example of assimilation the two sounds join together to make a completely different sound. This is common in questions and tags with can’t, don’t, couldn’t etc. when they are followed by 'you'. /d/ followed by /j/ also assimilates to a different sound. Can you guess what it is? Hint, /t/ is unvoiced and /d/ is voiced. (4 mins)]]> 2018-02-01 15:15:02 UTC https://padlet.com/billy19/udgr5lw4apfj/wish/227081925 billy19 https://padlet.com/billy19/udgr5lw4apfj/wish/227082755 Catenation is the linking between words. Linking words together leads to more fluid speech. It helps students to lose that staccato quality when they speak. (3 mins)]]> 2018-02-01 15:16:27 UTC https://padlet.com/billy19/udgr5lw4apfj/wish/227082755 billy19 https://padlet.com/billy19/udgr5lw4apfj/wish/227092311 Intrusion is another way of linking words together. As is suggests, intrusion means another sound intrudes between the gaps between words. As with catenation, it leads to more fluid speech. In catenation consonants link to vowels but in intrusion vowels link with vowels. In rhotic accents such as the Irish and American accents you will link naturally i one word ends in /r/ and the next word begins with a vowel. We also use /r/ to link when one word ends in /aw/ and the next word begins with a vowel. There are examples of this in this video. (10 mins)]]> 2018-02-01 15:31:17 UTC https://padlet.com/billy19/udgr5lw4apfj/wish/227092311 billy19 https://padlet.com/billy19/udgr5lw4apfj/wish/227093862 This video covers assimilation, elision, weakening, and liaison (linking and intrusion). The other videos are meant for students but this video is meant for linguistic students. Would a linguist promise that they can help you sound like a native? Unless you've been speaking a foreign language since you were a young child, you'll never sound like a native. (17 mins)]]> 2018-02-01 15:33:32 UTC https://padlet.com/billy19/udgr5lw4apfj/wish/227093862