Pattern
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 501.
Can-can't
Pattern
Reduction
Pattern
Pattern
Pattern
Reductions are common in natural speech.
Written reduced forms in advertisements, songs, personal writing, reflect natural spoken language.
They are not standard written English.
| reduced form | standard written form |
| coulda shoulda woulda mighta musta | could have should have would have might have must have |
Reduction
+ 'me'
Reductions are common in natural speech.
Written reduced forms in advertisements, songs, personal writing, reflect natural spoken language.
They are not standard written English.
| written form | standard written form |
| gimme | give me |
| lemme | let me |
Reduction
+ 'you'
Reductions are common in natural speech.
Written reduced forms in advertisements, songs, personal writing, reflect natural spoken language.
They are not standard written English.
| reduced form | standard written form |
| getcha gotcha betcha doncha waddaya waddaya | get you got you bet you don't you What are you...? What do you...? |
Vowel Sound
/æ/
| can | can't |
| Can I hélp you? Can is unstressed because the important information is in the verb help. | Cán't I help you? Can't is stressed because it's the important information. |
| Can I? | Can't I? |
| Yes, you can. | No, you can't. |
Reduction
don't know
Reductions are common in natural speech.
Written reduced forms in advertisements, songs, personal writing, reflect natural spoken language.
They are not standard written English.
| reduced form | standard written form |
| I dunno | I don't know |
Consonant Sound
Voiced r = /ər/
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