Unit 5

Segment Dynamics: Aspects of Connected Speech

What follows offers you illustrations (recording, examples and thorough descriptions) of connected speech phenomena in RP.

• What's happening in RP? An empirical look at variation and change in Received Pronunciation by Bente Rebecca Hannisdal.
• Connected Speech. A list of the most important aspects of connected speech, with audio decriptions of the different processes, as well as interactive exercises.
• Assimilation. Interesting collection of examples on assimilation.