Elision & Liaison in connected speech | Liaison and Elision in phonetics

Elision and Liaison are the ways in connected speech. This topic is very important for learnser of t English pronunciation and equally essential for B.S and M.A English students. This topic is from the contents of the subject Phonetics and English phonology, ENG-203.
What is Elision?
the leaving out of a sound or sounds in speech.
the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation.
Examples:
In rapid speech in English,
suppose as (spəʊz) without (səˈpəʊz)
factory as (ˈfæktri) without (ˈfæktəri)


What is Liaison?
A process in continuous speech which connects the final sound of one word or syllable to the initial sound of the next.

In English, words ending in a tense vowel and a following word or syllable beginning with a vowel are usually linked with a GLIDE.
Examples:
be able sounds as though there is a /y/ between be and able.
blue ink sounds as though there is a /w/ between the words blue and ink.





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