Phonetics: Aspects of Connected Speech Weak Forms by Dr. Chelli
Phonetics: Aspects of Connected Speech Weak Forms by Dr. Chelli
Lecture 5
Aspects of connected speech
Weak forms
By Dr. Chelli
Objectives: Introducing function words and
the weak forms
Transcription practice
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Types of words
Types of words
/ɒ/ /ə/ of
/ ˈti: fə ˈtu:/
ˈ ti: f ɔː ˈ tu/
/ wɒt ə jʊ ˈlʊkɪɳ f ɔː/
Follow up
When function words are alone, at the end of the
sentence or when the the speaker wants to put
emphasis on them, they are used in the strong form.
Refer to Peter Roach 4th edition for extra information
examples
Can you underline the function words in these
sentences? Then transcribe them using the
weak forms