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Linking: d + y = /d͡ʒ/

Monday, February 18, 2019 by Eva Easton2 Comments

Linking Pattern #5:  /d/+ /y/ = /d͡ʒ/

Linking is a basic element of American English Pronunciation.
In a dictionary, words are given in isolation.
In natural speech, however, you don’t say words separately.
You connect words together. You linkthem.

In this lesson, we’re going to practice linking pattern #5: /d/+ /y/ = /d͡ʒ/.


And now it’s your turn.
Here’s your audio pronunciation quiz.
Which sentence do you hear?
Linking /d/ + /y/
… or no linking?

1. https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/link-5-dzh-sing.mp3Could you help me.
2. https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/link-5-dzh-sing.mp3Could you help me.
3. https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/link-5-dzh-sing.mp3What did you get her for her birthday?
4. https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/link-5-dzh-sing.mp3I'm glad you're here.
5. https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/link-5-dzh-sing.mp3What did you get her for her birthday?
6. https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/link-5-dzh-sing.mp3I told you not to do it.
7. https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/link-5-dzh-sing.mp3I'm glad you're here.
8. https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/link-5-dzh-sing.mp3Did you get my e-mail?
9. https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/link-5-dzh-sing.mp3I told you not to do it.
10. https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/link-5-dzh-sing.mp3Did you get my e-mail?
11. https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/link-5-dzh-sing.mp3Could you take care of that for me.
12. https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/link-5-dzh-sing.mp3Could you take care of that for me.

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  1. Srećkosays

    Friday, February 22, 2019 at 4:44 am

    As a native Croatian speaker, I had a lot of problems trying to figure out why I was not going anywhere with my ability to sound like native English speakers did while I was listening to recording materials. In Croatian, there are two versions of both sounds /ch/ and /d͡ʒ/, soft and hard one; ć, č, and đ, dž. So I was able to recognize those sounds but no course book ever sad anything about them being created while once speak naturally. Not a word about reduction and linking. Luckily I met professor Eva Easton who by the way speaks very well Croatian and understands those sounds on a professional level considering Croatian grammar and phonetics, and so she showed me the way to learn this significant part of especially American English pronunciation. Endlessly thankful!!!

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  2. Eva Eastonsays

    Friday, February 22, 2019 at 6:52 pm

    Thank you, Srecko. I see you did 100% on the quiz, as usual.

    Eva

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