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TYPES OF CONNECTED SPEECH

Primary Stress

Assimilation, Elision & Linking

Relaxed Pronunciation

ˈlʌv.ɪŋ ənd ˈfaɪ.ɾɪŋ

ə.ˈkʰjuː.zɪŋ | dɪ.ˈnaɪ.ɪŋ

aɪ ˈkʰænt ɪ.ˈmædʒ.ən ə ˈwɝːɫd ˈwɪθ jə ˈɡɔːn

ðə ˈdʒɔɪ j ənd ðə ˈkʰeɪ.ˌj ɑːs |

ðə ˈdiː.mənz ˈwɪr ˈmeɪd əv

ˈaɪd ˈbiː ˈsoʊ ˈlɔːst ˈɪf ˈjuː ˈlɛft ˈmiː j ə.ˈloʊn ‖

jə ˈlɑːkt jɚ.ˈsɛɫf ˈɪn ðə ˈbæθ.ˌruːm |

ˈlaɪ.ɪŋ ˈɔːn ðə ˈflɔːr ˈwɛn ˈaɪ ˈbreɪk ˈθruː

aɪ ˈpʰʊɫ juː w ˈɪn tuː ˈfiːɫ jɚ ˈhɑːrt.ˌbiːt

kən jə ˈhɪr ˈmiː ˈskriː.mɪŋ

ˈpliːz ˈdoʊnt ˈliːv ˈmiː ‖

ˈhoʊɫd ˈɔːn | aɪ ˈstɪɫ ˈwɔːnt ˈjuː

ˈkʰʌm ˈbæk | aɪ ˈstɪɫ ˈniːd ˈjuː

ˈlɛt ˈmiː ˈtʰeɪk

jɚ ˈhænd |

ˈaɪ.əɫ ˈmeɪk ɪt ˈraɪt

aɪ ˈswɛr ɾə ˈlʌv

juː w ˈɔːɫ ˈmaɪ ˈlaɪf

ˈhoʊɫd ˈɔːn | aɪ ˈstɪɫ ˈniːd ˈjuː

ə ˈlɔːŋ ˈɛnd.ləs ˈhaɪ.ˌweɪ |

ˈjɔːr ˈsaɪ.lənt bɪ.ˈsaɪd ˈmiː

ˈdraɪ.vɪŋ ə ˈnaɪt.ˌmɛr ˈaɪ ˈkʰænt ɪ.ˈskeɪp ˈfrʌm

ˈhɛɫ.plə.sli ˈpreɪ.ɪŋ | ðə ˈlaɪɾ ˈɪz.n̩t ˈfeɪ.ɾɪŋ

ˈhaɪ.ɾɪŋ ðə ˈʃɑːk ənd ðə ˈtʃɪɫ ˈɪn ˈmaɪ ˈboʊnz

ˈðeɪ ˈtʰʊk juː w ə.ˈweɪ j ˈɔːn ə ˈtʰeɪ.bəɫ

aɪ ˈpʰeɪs ˈbæk ənd ˈfɔːrθ əz jə ˈleɪ ˈstɪɫ

ˈðeɪ ˈpʰʊɫ juː w ˈɪn tuː ˈfiːɫ jɚ ˈhɑːrt.ˌbiːt ‖

kən jə ˈhɪr ˈmiː ˈskriː.mɪŋ |

ˈpliːz ˈdoʊnt ˈliːv ˈmiː ‖

ˈhoʊɫd ˈɔːn | aɪ ˈstɪɫ ˈwɔːnt ˈjuː

ˈkʰʌm ˈbæk | aɪ ˈstɪɫ ˈniːd ˈjuː

ˈlɛt ˈmiː ˈtʰeɪk

jɚ ˈhænd |

ˈaɪ.əɫ ˈmeɪk ˈɪt ˈraɪt

aɪ ˈswɛr ɾə ˈlʌv

juː w ˈɔːɫ ˈmaɪ ˈlaɪf

ˈhoʊɫd ˈɔːn | aɪ ˈstɪɫ ˈniːd ˈjuː

aɪ ˈdoʊnt ˈwɑː.nə ˈlɛt ˈɡoʊ

aɪ ˈnoʊ w ˈaɪm ˈnɑːt ˈðæt ˈstrɔːŋ

aɪ ˈdʒʌst ˈwɑː.nə ˈhɪr ˈjuː

ˈseɪ.ɪŋ | ˈbeɪ.bi | ˈlɛts ˈɡoʊ ˈhoʊm ‖

“ˈlɛts ˈɡoʊ ˈhoʊm

ˈjɛ.ə | aɪ ˈdʒʌst ˈwɑː.nə ˈtʰeɪk jə ˈhoʊm

ˈhoʊɫd ˈɔːn | aɪ ˈstɪɫ ˈwɔːnt ˈjuː

ˈkʰʌm ˈbæk | aɪ ˈstɪɫ ˈniːd ˈjuː

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