connected speech - weak forms
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Connected Speech- weak forms
Jo Gakonga
What is connected
speech?
language
What is connected
speech?
What is connected
speech?
Hyde Park
/haɪbpɑ:k/
blue and green
/blu:wəngri:n/
handbag
/hæmbæg/
Let’s start with schwa
Schwa
Any vowel can be sounded as schwa
important material
Any vowel can be sounded as schwa
paper ferocious
Any vowel can be sounded as schwa
tangible giraffe
Any vowel can be sounded as schwa
introduce phonetics (but not phoneme..)
Any vowel can be sounded as schwa
pictureneighbour
In fact, most unstressed vowels sound like…
Homer Simpson = Oo Oo
Schwa in connected
speech
English is a
stress- timed language
There was a man from Hull
6 syllables
There was an old man from London
8 syllables
There was an extremely old man from Birmingham
12 syllables!
Can he move it?
Yes, he can!
Can he move it?
Weak form
/kən/
Yes, he can!
Strong form
/kæn/
Where are you going?
/weərəjəgəʊɪŋ/What do you do?
/wɒdəjədu:/
Which words in these sentences ‘weaken’ (change) to a schwa sound? What kind of words are they?
I can swim.
The water will be verycold!
He’ll be fine.
Some modals
Have you been to Australia?
It couldn’t have been me!
Auxiliaries - have
Pronouns
She is meeting Thelma at one.
It’s not long to wait now.
She’s coming from Birmingham
Auxiliaries – bePrepositions
Have weak formsNo weak forms
Content words Function words
NounsVerbsAdjectivesAdverbs
PronounsAuxilliariesModalsPrepositions
Bricks Mortar
Do we need to teach this?
Receptive or productive purposes?
Important for receptive purposes
A practical ideaor two…
Integrate pronunciation
The Book of Pronunciation by Jonathan Marks and Tim BowenDELTA Teacher Development Series
1. a) I didn’t know that. b) I didn’t know that he came from Sweden
2. a) She wanted to see him again. b) What’s the world coming to?
3. a) Have you seen Peter? b)What did you have for lunch?
Awareness raising activities
1. five /ə/ clock2. one /ə/ two days3. /ə/ cup /ə/ tea4. What /ə/ you doing?5. We definitely could /ə/played better.6. I haven’t seen /ə/ for ages.
Awareness raising activities
Production Jazz chants
Carolyn Graham
http://jazzchants.net
Production -Jazz chantsCan you understand me? Yes, I canDo you speak English? Yes, I doHave you ever been to England? Yes, I have.But the weather was very bad!
(Joe Avery’s Blues)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blVq-G1DBOQ
Thank you!
Jo Gakonga
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