Rules Of Spoken Language Elision And Linking: Voice And Accent

Rules of Spoken English Language

Spoken language is very different from written language. How?

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The linguists have identified some rules that are followed by the native speakers of English language.

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The lack of this knowledge results not only in non native pronunciation but also in lack of comprehension of native spoken language.

Rules

Elision rule

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Scripts Acts handsome Board meeting Facts Consonants Assignments

Whenever t and d comes in between two consonants, they get elided ( remove)

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Old man Gold ring And church Most famous Hand bag

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Library February Temporary Literary Contemporary Contrary

The whole syllable will be elided.

Linking

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He asked They are I answered The boy is Enjoy it Say in a minute Stay out

If the word ends in I, i:, eI, aI, or I and the next word begins with a vowel, the two words are linked with y, whether or not there is a letter “y” in the spelling. c

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Go in How odd Do it Snow is cold You are Go out How ordinary

If a word ends in ʊ, u:, ʊ, or aʊ and the next word begins with a vowel, the two words are linked with w, whether or not there is a letter “w” in the spelling. e

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