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In this video, we look at elision of /v/ which is part of connected speech. Elision of /v/ often happens in the words ‘of’ and ‘have’ when followed by a consonant sound. Elision of /v/ often happens at the same time as elision of /h/ with the word ‘have’.
00:11 What is elision? Listening practice, examples, and answers
04:56 practice /v/ elision, linking. and the schwa
• Elision of /d/ - Conne... elision of /d/
• Elision of /h/ - Conne... elision of /h/
• Elision of /t/ - Conne... elision of /t/
• Elision of schwa /ə/ -... elision of schwa
• Elision of sounds / sy... elision of syllables
• Elision of 'ed' ending... elision of 'ed' endings
• Core pronunciation 1.2... consonant to vowel linking
Examples:
He should have finished
What type of music?
They would have called
I’m not that kind of person
It could have worked
Also, as ‘have’ and ‘of’ are function words, they are weakened down to a schwa /ə/. If ‘have’ and ‘of’ follow a consonant sound, then the consonant sound links to the schwa /ə/.
Dialogue practice:
a. Hey! You should have finished your homework.
b. I would have finished but I feel kind of sick.
a. I was sure you’d have finished by now.
b. I would have done it but I lost my pen.
a. You could have borrowed mine.
b. I don’t know what type of pen I need.
a. Oh should have, would have, could have. Come on!
shouldə, wouldə, couldə
A phrase to use if someone is making lots of excuses
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29 авг 2024
