• Connected speech, weak form and reduction
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  • She has to go
    /ʃiː hæz tə ɡəʊ/ – "has to" → /hæz tə/ (weak form).
  • I don’t know
    /aɪ dəʊnt nəʊ/ – "don’t" → /dəʊnt/ (reduction).
  • What do you think?
    /wɒt də jʊ θɪŋk?/ – "do you" → /də jʊ/ (weak form).
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