Linking

https://pronuncian.com/introduction-to-linking

consonants:子音
vowels:母音
affricates:破裂音
fricative:摩擦音

Linking Same Continuous Consonants

https://pronuncian.com/linking-same-continuous-consonants
・more ice : /mɔr/ + /ɑɪs/ >> [mɔrɑɪs] : Shorter duration/r/

Linking Different Continuous Consonants

https://pronuncian.com/linking-different-continuous-consonants
blending from /s/ to the /m/ in the word “assessment” is the same blending as from the word “promise” into the word “me”.

Linking Continuous Consonants and Vowels

https://pronuncian.com/linking-continuous-consonants-vowels
・my‿seat /mɑɪsit/ [mɑɪːsːit] (longer duration /s/)
・mice‿eat /mɑɪsit/ [mɑɪsit] (shorter duration /s/)

Linking Same & Similar Blocked Consonants

https://pronuncian.com/linking-same-and-similar-blocked-consonants

Linking same stops

・wait time: /weit/+/taim/ >> [weit:aim] ・big gift: /big/+/gift/ >> [big:ift]

Linking same affricates

If linking to and from the same affricate, the sound will be produced twice.
・orange juice
・witch chair

Linking Voiced/Unvoiced Pairs of Stops

When linking between stops that are voiced/unvoiced pairs, the sounds are also both articulated as a single sound with an extended hold. The first sound will have no audible release.
・date do: /deit/+/du/ >> [deit:du] tはほぼ聞こえない
・job posting : bはほぼ聞こえない

Linking Fricative Pairs

https://pronuncian.com/linking-fricative-pairs

unvoiced → voiced

To transition from an unvoiced fricative into its voiced counterpart, the unvoiced sound transitions into the voiced sound simply by activating the vocal cords. The tongue and lips hold a constant shape and there should be no break between sounds.

voiced → unvoiced

When linking from a voiced fricative into its unvoiced counterpart, the voiced sound can be very small, or even omitted. If the voiced sound is omitted, a single unvoiced sound represents both sounds.