8. Sentence focus-de-emphasizing
structure words
• contraction
• You have– you’ve
• He would—He’d
• What did – What’d
• Can not – Can’t
• I will– I’ll
• He has – He’s
• We will not– we won’t
9. • How’re you doing?
• How’ve you been?
• What’s up?
• How’s it going?
• Silent letter –h-
• What’s her name?—whatsername?
• Call him– callim
• Has anyone seen him?
10. Continuant and stops: /s/ and /t/
• Bussss air continue vs Butt air stops
• Bus (s) vs But (t)
• Pass pat
• Bus but
• Cats cat
• Rice right
• Nice night
• Less let
• Minutes minute
11. Linking with /s/
• Less of lesssof
• Chase afterchasesafter
• Nice of you
• Linking with /t/
• Get in getin
• Right answerrightanswer
• Shout itshoutit
12. Continuants and stops /r/ and /d/, /l/
and /d/
• Nearrr need
• Near (r) air continueos need (d) air stops
• Near need
• Fear feed
• Pair paid
• Linking with /r/
• Hear ushearus
• Her arm herrram
• Linking with /d/
• Had it hadit
• Told ustoldus
13. Linking with /s/
• Less of lesssof
• Chase afterchasesafter
• Nice of you
• Linking with /t/
• Get in getin
• Right answerrightanswer
• Shout itshoutit
14. • Sound combination /r/ + /d/
• Car card
• Her heard
• Share shared
• Hire hired
• Retire retired
15. /l/ and /d/
• Bell /l/ bed /d/
• Bell bed
• Sell said
• Mail maid
• Late date
• /l/ and /d/
• While wide
• Real read
• Mail made
• Feel feed
• They’ll they’d
• Combination of /l/ + /d/
• Sold told
• Called smiled