Connected Speech Wrap-up 🏁

You are now blending words like a master.

• Linking: Consonants move to vowels (Ge-tup).
• Intrusion: /j/ and /w/ sneak in (Go-w-out, Me-y-and).
• Elision: T/D disappear between consonants (Nex-please).
• Assimilation: Sounds change to match neighbors (Gree-m-park).
• Fusion: T+Y=CH, D+Y=J.

Next: Using Pitch to express feeling!