The intruding sound is often a “j”, “w”, or “r”.Įlision happens when the last sound of a word disappears. Intrusion happens when an extra sound squishes in between two words. “trip over” often sounds like “tripover”.For example, if I were to say “that orange” you would probably hear me change the final consonant “t” sound to a “d” sound as in “thadorange”. In some cases, the sound of the consonant sound changes when it’s linked.
The “n” in “an” gets joined with the “a” sound in “apple” and it becomes almost like a single word.
Catenation or linkingĬatenation happens when a consonant sound at the end of one word gets attached to the first vowel sound at the beginning of the following word.įor example, when native speakers say “an apple” you’ll usually hear them say, “anapple”. Here are some common types and examples of connected speech. It’s called connected speech because the words are all connected, with sounds from one running into the next. That’s what connected speech is: it’s continuous spoken language like you’d hear in a normal conversation. We reduce words when we’re speaking, contract them, and then mash them together. The first thing to understand about speaking English naturally is that it is very different from speaking English clearly. Then I’ll suggest some activities that you can do to work on and practise your connected speech. In this article, I’ll explain what connected speech is along with some real-world examples of it. And if you’re a beginner, it’s definitely not the right lesson for you right now.īut if you’ve got quite a good grasp of the language and you’re really now trying to polish up your speaking skills, you might be at the right level to try to think about connected speech. If you’re still at the intermediate level, I wouldn't focus on this I’d leave it for later. I consider connected speech to be a fairly advanced language learning topic. Natural spoken English comes down to more than just pronunciation and speaking fluently. Perhaps you’ve learned all those pesky irregular verbs, you feel comfortable using the past perfect continuous tense in context, and maybe you even know the difference between “who” and “whom”.īut even with all your actual knowledge of English and your ability to use it correctly, you may not sound natural when you speak. Maybe you’ve been studying English for a while now and gotten pretty good.
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