tailieunhanh - Aspects of connected speech

Rhythm: • Definition: Stress-timed rhythm is speech rhythm in which the stressed syllable are said to recur at equal intervals of time. • Eg. One day last week I went for a walk in the country. | Aspects of connected speech Rhythm Syllable-timed rhythm Stressed-timed rhythm Rhythm Definition: Stress-timed rhythm is speech rhythm in which the stressed syllable are said to recur at equal intervals of time. Eg. One day last week I went for a walk in the country. Rhythm Rhythm unit / foot: from a stressed syllable up to the following stressed syllable Rhythm Eg. ||Yes/ter/day I |saw/ him /in /the |ci/ne/ma||. Assimilation Definition. Types of assimilation Rules of assimilation Assimilation Definition: (1) When a speech sound changes and become more like another sound which follows it or precedes it, this is called assimilation. Assimilation Definition: (2) In connected speech, adjacent sounds frequently influence each other so that they become more alike, or assimilate. This is called assimilation. Types of assimilation Regressive / anticipatory: Eg. White coat : /t/ /k/ Progressive: Eg. Books : / s / dogs : /z/ Rules of assimilation Assimilation of place Assimilation of . | Aspects of connected speech Rhythm Syllable-timed rhythm Stressed-timed rhythm Rhythm Definition: Stress-timed rhythm is speech rhythm in which the stressed syllable are said to recur at equal intervals of time. Eg. One day last week I went for a walk in the country. Rhythm Rhythm unit / foot: from a stressed syllable up to the following stressed syllable Rhythm Eg. ||Yes/ter/day I |saw/ him /in /the |ci/ne/ma||. Assimilation Definition. Types of assimilation Rules of assimilation Assimilation Definition: (1) When a speech sound changes and become more like another sound which follows it or precedes it, this is called assimilation. Assimilation Definition: (2) In connected speech, adjacent sounds frequently influence each other so that they become more alike, or assimilate. This is called assimilation. Types of assimilation Regressive / anticipatory: Eg. White coat : /t/ /k/ Progressive: Eg. Books : / s / dogs : /z/ Rules of assimilation Assimilation of place Assimilation of manner Assimilation of voice Assimilation of place Final alveolar/t/ + becomes bilabial /p/ before bilabials: eg. That man : /t/ /p/ Light blue : /t/ /p/ + becomes dental before dentals eg. Get there: /t/ dentalised + becomes velar /k/ before velars eg. That car : /t/ /k/ that girl : /t/ /k/ Assimilation of place Final alveolar/d/ + becomes bilabial /b/ before bilabials eg. Good morning : /d/ /b/ + becomes dental before dentals eg. Dead thief : /d/ dentalised + becomes velar /g/ before velars eg. Bad cold : /d/ in ‘bad’ /g/ Assimilation of place Final alveolar /n/: + becomes bilabial /m/ before bilabials eg. Ten bags : /n/ /m/ + becomes dental before dentals eg. Main thing : /n/ /m/ + becomes velar /ŋ/ before dentals eg. Ten cars : /n/ / ŋ/ Assimilation of place Final alveolar /s/ becomes // and /z/ becomes // before // or /j/ eg. This shop : /s/ these years : /z/ Assimilation of manner Final plosive becomes a fricative or a nasal eg. That song : /t/