Marcus Carter - Eliison Flashcards
Elision is the omission of sounds, syllables or words in speech. This is done to make the language easier to say, and faster.
El ejemplo más claro de elisión está en las contracciones como “isn’t” en lugar de “is not” o “they’d” en lugar de “they had/would”. De estos ejemplos, podemos ver que vocales y / o consonantes pueden ser omitidos o ‘elided’ (en inglés)
También se hace en muchas palabras como “library”, se queda en /laibri/ o “comfortable”, solemos decir simplemente /kʌmftəbl/. En estos casos hemos omitido una sílaba.
- Contracciones de dos palabras
I have - I’ve (omision de la ha) - Omision de silabas en algunas palabras
E-ve-ning - /ˈivnɪŋ/
(de tres silabas reducimos a dos) - Omision de la /t/ o /d/ entre otras dos consonantes
It mus(t) be - Omision de la /h/ en medio de frase
I like (h)im - Elision de la /d/ y asimilacion de /n/, /a/ o /m/
Stan(d) by - /stæm baɪ/ - Omision de la T
looke(d) back - /ˈlʊk ˈbæk/
I mus(t) go - /ˈaɪ məs ˈɡəʊ/
Elision de la H
https://youtu.be/51e9dA-Hkt4?si=r7vB7T7XJEaALm0Z
https://youtu.be/fWcD4wkn0J0?si=DbO00Md2-arLlHCi
Si la H esta en el medio de una frace, se quita la H
He looks like he (i) is tired - / ˈhi: ˈlʊks laɪki:z ˈtaɪəd |
In this video, we look at elision of /h/, a big part of connected speech.
Elision of /h/ often happens when it comes after a consonant sound:
Look at her
I gave her a pen
He’s had enough
I love his cooking
Elision of /h/ happens with some very common words:
Him, her, his, hers, how
Elision of /h/ also happens after the intrusive /r/, /w/, and /j/:
You are/r/his brother
Please show/w/her
Be/j/honest with me
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Practice script:
a. Look at him?
b. Why? What’s he doing?
a. I think he’s going to knock her over.
b. I think he’s been drinking.
a. Looks like he’s had enough.
b. Let’s help him!
Elision de la D
https://youtu.be/mtjt5NTHkUc?si=dPffLzbezaIpS4et
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY4jLPdSBjk
Omitir la D entre consonantes
Boiled(p) potatoes - /bɔɪl pəˈteɪtəʊz/
Steamed(p) potatoes - /stiːm pəˈteɪtəʊz/
In this video, we look at the elision of /d/, a big part of connected speech.
Elision of /d/ often happens when a word ends in /nd/ and the next word starts with a consonant sound:
Rock and roll
Stand back
Weekend plans
Elision of /d/ doesn’t usually happen when the following consonant sound is a /h/:
Find her
And his
Instead, the /h/ is elided and the /d/ links to the vowel in the next word.
La T glotal
https://youtu.be/bhcoaPIXwgY?si=UwwS-zaSLxFY_pWI
https://youtu.be/z9VA2_egKgg?si=8dIK99VqhLZAKgdP
La T tiene hasta 5 pronunciaciones distintas en ingles.
Las dos mas importantes son :
Primera: La T verdadera (true T) que ya la hemos aprendido, oclusiva y sorda que siempren se usan al principio de las palabras o silabas acentuadas.
Segunda: es la T glotal que significa que hacemos un cierre de la garganta para frenas la salida del aire. Se suele usar la T glotal (?)depues de vocales al final de palabras si hay una consonante depues.
She let me go - /ˈʃi: ˈle? miː ˈɡəʊ/
My bes(t) frien(d) let me borrow (h)is car - /maɪ bɛs frɛn lɛ? mi ˈbɑˌroʊ ɪz kɑr/
Don’(t) hol(d) back… say wha(t) you mean - /doʊn hoʊl bæk… seɪ wɑ? ju min/
The bike rolle(d) down the hill without him - /ðə baɪk roʊl daʊn ðə hɪl wɪˈθaʊtɪm/
The ol(d) man foun(d) this - /ði oʊl mæn faʊn ðɪs/
Elision de la T
https://youtu.be/AWdFrnLPK-s?si=OwCeWjBSgUJ_SgjY
La T entre consonantes es muy dificil de pronunciar.
I can’(t )stan(d) the rain - /aɪ kæn stæn ðə reɪn/
It mus(t) be time to leave - /ɪt mʌs bi taɪm tu li:v/
Am I the firs(t) person here - /æm aɪ ðə fɜs ˈpɜrsən hie/
I don(‘t ) want it - /aɪ doʊn wɑnt ɪt/
(want it: the t in want se pronuncia por que le sigue una vocal)
In this video, we look at the elision of /t/, a big part of connected speech.
Elision of /t/ often happens when the next sound is a consonant sound:
Football
Christmas
Nightmare
Westminster
Elision of /t/ can also happen when first sound in the next word is a consonant sound:
Can’t go
Best food
Might do
Last night
Practice dialogue:
a. Where should I go next weekend?
b. I recommend the Christmas market.
a. The one in Westminster?
b. No, the one in West London.
a. Ah! I think I went last month. They have the best Christmas cake, don’t they?
b. Yeah, I had eight slices!
Elision of V
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l87mVvWUA9w&t=300s
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/ - Connected speech elision of /d/
- Elision of /h/ - Connected speech elision of /h/
- Elision of /t/ - Connected speech elision of /t/
- Elision of schwa /ə/ - Connected speech elision of schwa
- Elision of sounds / syllables - Conne… elision of syllables
- Elision of ‘ed’ endings - Connected s… elision of ‘ed’ endings
- Core pronunciation 1.2: Linking conso… 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
elision of Schwa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv0GLAnBFDA&t=307s
In this video, we look at elision of schwa /ə/ which is part of connected speech. Elision is when a sound disappears from a word. It’s like the sound has been deleted by the other stronger sounds.
00:26 What is elision? Listening practice and answers
04:04 Elision of schwa after vowels and consonants.
05:54 Elision of schwa before /l/ or /r/ sounds
Elision of /ə/ can happen at the start of a word and between two stressed syllables:
Shoo! Go away!
We occasionally do
Let’s try another
There’s no exception
The schwa /ə/ often stays, though very weak, after a consonant sound:
Gone away
Have another
Did occasionally
Some exception
Elision of schwa /ə/ can also happen at the start of a word when followed by a stressed syllable starting by /l/ or /r/:
The police are here
Collect the order at 6
Let’s watch the parade
Wow, terrific!
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