Learn the American Accent: Vowel to Vowel Linking in American English

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[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi Abel - Thanks for your comment :) I'm so glad my videos have been helpful! You can always contact me if you have a question about initiating accent training. You can email me at [e-mail], or contact me through my website: sandiegovoiceandaccent.com/contact. :)

[@yougang296]

Hi, thank you for your video. I think the last example 'No one' does not need an extra 'wuh' sound in between, because the word 'one' starts with 'wuh' /w/ already, a glide consonant instead of a vowel. 'No one' /noʊ wʌn/. If you add an extra /w/ in between, it would look like this /noʊ w wʌn/, right? I believe the last example is not an appropriate one to demonstrate the second vowel to vowel linking rule.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi You - Thanks for your comment. I appreciate your suggestion about the final example in this video! :)

[@حمزهحنفيفه]

Is there cases ,we don't use these links between vowels

[@auroranorthernlights6787]

Hi, I hope you are doing well. May I ask you does the vowel and vowel linking include /ɪ/ and /ʊ/? Thank you very much in advance.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi @auroranorthernlights­6787 - Thanks for your question! Those two vowels only appear in the final position of syllables when they are part of a diphthong, and the diphthongs are included in the vowel to vowel linking rules I describe in the video :) I hope this helps!

[@حمزهحنفيفه]

Please I want to know the word flower if is there link" w" between " ow" and " er", or not and why .In the words like crayon,iron are there link between the two vowels in these words but in flower no linking . I want to know why.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi! Thanks so much for your question about vowel to vowel linking! It's difficult for me to give a good answer in a comment, so the best way for me to help you is in real time. I invite you to join my live English class at Julie's Conversation Club: courses.sandiegovoiceandaccent.com/courses/julies-conversation-club. I could answer your question and give you pronunciation help during the class! I hope to see you there :)

[@qx4663]

I am trying to figure out how to address the combination of schwa ə + vowel. What will be inserted?

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi Q X - Thanks for your comment and question! There are lots of schwa + vowel combinations, so the best way for me to give you an answer that makes sense is for me to demonstrate what the links would sound like. It would be easiest if you joined one of my live English classes (you can learn more about the classes here: courses.sandiegovoiceandaccent.com/courses/julies-conversation-club). I could demonstrate all of the schwa + vowel combinations for you :) I hope to see you there!

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Hi Maryam - Thanks for your comment! I'm glad this video was helpful!! :)

[@ramzy-6566]

in this video you said ( often ) with t is the t silent or not please.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

"Often" can be pronounced both ways, silent T or with the true T. I use both pronunciations, and I probably use use the true T pronunciation more often than the silent T. But other words that have a silent T, like "soften" and "listen", are never pronounced with the true T! Thanks for the question! Hope this helps!

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[@pardisaf]

Could you pls explain about the first example i didn't get the point I mean "I own 20 bucks" and "I owe him 20 bucks" Why you produced own

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi! Thank you for your question! I said the same sentence in both examples: "I owe him twenty bucks". The first time I said the sentence, I used linking to connect the words together, and I also reduced "him" to just "im". The words "I', "owe", "him", "twenty", and "bucks" were all linked together so they sounded like one long word, and I had continuous vocal cord vibration between the words. This example was much more natural and smooth. This second time I said the sentence, I didn't use linking or word reductions, and each word was said individually. There was a distinct stop in my vocal cord vibration between each word. This example sounded very robotic and unnatural. Americans use linking to smooth out their speech, and this helps their speech to sound smooth and natural. If you don't use linking, your speech will sound choppy and robotic, and it won't have the correct rhythm. I hope that answered your question! :)

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[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

@@pardisaf No problem! I'm glad I could help! :)

[@gqqnbig]

0:20 The first sentence is definitely more natural to me, but I can't hear "I own ??? 20 bucks"

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi - Thanks for your comment! When you use vowel to vowel linking, it can be challenging to hear the words clearly! :)

[@grahamh.4230]

The sentence is “I owe him twenty bucks,” but “him” is being reduced to a weak form [m̩], so “owe him” sounds like “owm.” It is very common to drop the /h/ in unstressed words like “him” and “her,” and we can even sometimes drop the vowel in “him.”

[@davidrock65]

Go/goh/ Why do U need an h after go?

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi DavidRock - Thanks for your question :) I use "oh" for the OH /oʊ/ sound when I type words phonetically to identify that the letter "o" in that particular word sounds like the diphthong OH /oʊ/ when you pronounce it. Other languages, like Spanish, use the monophthong version, which is just the /o/ symbol, and this could be typed out phonetically like "o". So I use "oh" when I type words phonetically because I want to be clear that the pronunciation is "oh" /oʊ/, not "o" /o/. I hope this makes sense! :)