Juncture

Question 1

What is juncture?

Answer 1

It is sometimes difficult to distinguish between two phonetically similar words in connected speech. When this happens, it is the type of juncture which helps to recognize the features of the phonemes at the joint.

Question 2

Types of juncture

Answer 2

There are two types of juncture:

1. OPEN - happens within a word (a name) (I scream)
2. CLOSE - used at word boundaries (an aim) (ice cream)