2018-01-17 Pronunciation: reduced structure words

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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A change of 5 C is a change of 9 F.
-40 C = -40 F
-30 C = -22 F
-20 C = -4 F
-10 C = 14 F
0 C = 32 F
10 C = 50 F
20 C = 68 F
30 C = 86 F
40 C = 104 F
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2.54 cm = 1 in
30.48 cm = 1 ft
1609.344 m = 1 mile = 63,360 in
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We usually reduce the pronunciation of unstressed words, so many vowels sound like schwa and many consonants are dropped.
“I’ll return his book by tomorrow.”
	(Words like “gonna” and “wanna” are also reductions.)
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p. 66 has typical reductions for some common structure words
black and white = “blacken white”
black or white = “blacker white”
date of birth = “data birth”
live in Cambridge = “living Cambridge”
We can go. = “weaken go”
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When will the teacher teach her that?
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p. 67 exercise 10 A - Listen to the sentences and write the structure words.
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Most reductions are more important for you to understand than to produce. If you pronounce your words equally carefully (but still with the correct stress and rhythm), we will understand you.
HOWEVER, If you pronounce “can” (in affirmative sentences) with too much stress, many people will hear “can’t”, even if you didn’t pronounce any /t/. (We don’t as many other clues to tell the difference except for stress.)