在英语语音中,"辅音+半元音"型连读规则涉及/j/和/w/的使用。如果前一个词以辅音结尾,后一个词以/j/或/w/开始,例如:“Thank~you.Nice to meet~you.Did~you get there late~again Would~you like~a cup~of tea?Could~you help me, please”中的音的同化现象,常把/d/+/j/读成/dV/,如“did you”听上成了/dIdVu/,“would you”成了/wudVu/,“could you”成了/kudVu/。
辅音结尾+h规则指出,如果前一个单词以辅音音素结尾,后一个单词以辅音音素/h/开头,语速较快时,直接穿透/h/与后面的元音发生连读。例如:What happened?/wɒtæpənd/ What will he do/ wɪli: /Does he know/dʌzi/ Has he done it before/ hæzi: /Must he go/ mʌsti: /Should he…./ ʃʊdi: /Leave him. /li:vɪm/ 在连读时,them可以发/əm/,缩写为'em,并与前一个辅音连读。如Let 'em go./leɾəm goʊ/
元音+元音相邻时,前一个单词以元音结尾,后一个单词以元音开始,两个元音之间用一个滑音连在一起,例如:see us→see [j] us Come and see~us again soon. be over→be [j] overIt will be~over soon. be able→be [j] ableWill you be~able to come tomorrow say it →say [j] itCould you say~it again please pay Ann →pay [j] AnnPlease pay~Ann her salary.以[u:]或[əʊ]结尾的元音+[w]+元音,如do it→do [w] it go up→go [w] up show us→show [w] us
辅音+辅音连读涉及同化现象。例如,辅音/t/或/ts/与/j/相邻时,被同化为/tʃ/:Can’t you....?辅音/d/与/j/相邻时,被同化为/dʒ/:Would you.... 辅音/s/与/j/相邻时, 被同化为/ʃ/:Miss you.辅音/z/与/j/相邻时, 被同化为/ʒ/:Close your eyes. 当两个相同擦音/s//z//ʃ//ʒ//θ//ð/相遇时,或两个相同的塞擦音/tʃ//dʒ/相遇时,或是两个相同鼻音/m//相遇时,两个辅音只发一个,拉长音长,共占两个音值。简记:/t/ /ts/+ /j/ = /tʃ/ /d/ + /j/ = /dʒ/ /s/ + /j/ = /ʃ/ /z/+ /j/ = /ʒ/
辅音+辅音连读中的同化现象还包括:以[r]音连读,如1. Idea[r]of it.2. The vase is made of china[r]and glass.3. The room has an area[r] of 12 square meters. 通过这些规则,英语中的连读使得发音更加自然流畅。
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