Linking Pattern #5: /d/+ /y/ = /d͡ʒ/
Linking is a basic element of American English Pronunciation.
In a dictionary, words are given in isolation.
In natural speech, however, you don’t say words separately.
You connect words together. You link them.
In this lesson, we’re going to practice linking pattern #5: /d/+ /y/ = /d͡ʒ/.
And now it’s your turn.
Here’s your audio pronunciation quiz.
Which sentence do you hear?
Linking /d/ + /y/ … or no linking?
As a native Croatian speaker, I had a lot of problems trying to figure out why I was not going anywhere with my ability to sound like native English speakers did while I was listening to recording materials. In Croatian, there are two versions of both sounds /ch/ and /d͡ʒ/, soft and hard one; ć, č, and đ, dž. So I was able to recognize those sounds but no course book ever sad anything about them being created while once speak naturally. Not a word about reduction and linking. Luckily I met professor Eva Easton who by the way speaks very well Croatian and understands those sounds on a professional level considering Croatian grammar and phonetics, and so she showed me the way to learn this significant part of especially American English pronunciation. Endlessly thankful!!!
Thank you, Srecko. I see you did 100% on the quiz, as usual.
Eva
kindly make videos related to word and sentence stress.
https://www.evaeaston.com/reduction/
Faizan,
This page has stress exercises.
Eva
Thanks for practicing
Thank you for learning.
Eva
Thanks for the exercises
You’re welcome, Maria.
I always pleased when people find my exercises useful.
Later this week I’m publishing a new video.
Eva
in indonesia ussualy one word two syllabes, but in english one syllabe so enough difiicult to speak in english because intonation is too fast
Each language has its own sound pattern. Practice, practice, practice.
Eva
thank you for your advice , may you get hidayah