Spelling Formal Informal

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Spelling Formal Informal

Spelling Formal Informal

Spelling Formal Informal

now they 'nau ðei 'na ðe(i)

south of italy 'sauθ əv 'itəli 'saθ əv 'itəli

Unstressed positions are sometimes marked by the next stage of qualitative reduction. The diphthong [au] is realized as some kind of [٨].

and now we've ənd 'nau wi·v ən n٨wi·v

come to 'k٨m tə 'k٨m tə

The diphthong [зu] is sometimes completely neutralized in the unstressed position.

Spelling Formal Informal

so we've discussed sзu wi·v dis'k٨st sə wiv dis'k٨st

hope to settle it hзup tə 'setl it hə tə 'setl it

Vowel elision is very frequent in informal conversational style. It often goes with

other processes involving assimilation and elision of consonants. Elided neutral sound [ə] is very common in the unstressed syllables of polysyllabic words, like:

different 'difərənt 'difrənt

political pə'litikl 'plitikl

phonetically fə'netikəli 'fnetikəli

In the last three examples the loss of [ə] in the initial unstressed syllable of a word

causes the initial consonant form a cluster with the consonant of the stressed syllable.

Vowel reduction mostly occurs in extended utterances in sequences of words. The loss of the neutral sound [ə] in the preposition to or the particle to preceded by a consonant is a very common pattern.

next to Liverpool 'nekst tə 'livəpu:l 'nekst 'tlivəpu:l

to see them tə 'si: ðəm 'tsi: ðəm

future situation 'fju:t∫ə ,sitju'ei∫n 'fju:t∫ə 'sitjuei∫n

In the majority of spoken utterances beginning with its the initial [i] is elided when

the phrase runs on without a marked pause after the previous saying.