June 5, 2024
#2942: Fluid Speech explain
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[Above the panel:]
Fun fact: Experienced speakers constantly merge, drop, and alter sounds when talking at normal conversational speed to optimize for efficient mouth movement.
[The panel shows four labeled side profiles of a mouth with paths of sounds made in different parts of the mouth. There is a label “More fluid” with an arrow pointing to the right. From left to right:]
[Label:]
Going to
/ɡoʊɪŋ tu/
[Path:] (G O » I » NG » » ) ( » T » » O)
[Label:]
Goin’ to
/ɡoʊɪn tə/
[Path:] (G O » I » N)(T » » O)
[Label:]
Gonna
/ɡʌn.ə/
[Path:] (G O » NN » A)
[Label:]
How fluent speakers actually say it when speaking rapidly
/ɡə̃/
[Path:] (G » » ə̃)
[Below the panel:]
If you think you don’t do this, try to use “hot potato” in a sentence and fully pronounce the first “t” without sounding like an alien impersonating a human.