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Weak and Strong Forms: 1. The indefinite article: <a>/<an> a) strong forms: /ðeðI/ and /ðˇðn/ The strong form is used exclusively in the context of quotation and receives stress in this context: You say [ðeðI] before a consonant but [ðˇðn] before a vowel. b) weak forms /ð«/ and /ð«ðn/ The weak form is used elsewhere.
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Example: design /dɪzaɪn/ - The first syllable is weak. • /ə/ is the weakest vowel in English and the most frequently occurring one. • Only five consonants can be syllabic in English: /m̩, n̩, ŋ̩, l̩, r̩/. List of important words with syllabic consonants: cattle. wrestle. bottle.
It is the first form to which foreign learners are usually introduced. The weak form (modified pronunciation) is unstressed, less prominent, and phonemically different form the strong form in both quality and quantity. The common way of weakening functional words is reduction in the vowel quality.
The questions cover topics like gradation, content vs structure words, factors that determine weak vs strong forms, contractions, specific words like THAT, and exceptions involving words like BE, WHO, MUST, and HAVE.
Transcribe the following sentences using the appropriate strong and weak forms: • I’m fond of chips. • Eat an apple. • Come and see. • Fish and chips. • The price is the thing that annoys me. • Take his name. • Take her home. • Take her out. • Take your time. • On your own. • Which did he choose? • I’ve seen him.
Teachers. Knowing the subject. Teaching Knowledge database T-W. Weak forms are syllable sounds that become unstressed in connected speech. Weak forms are often then pronounced as a schwa. Example. In the sentence below the first 'do' is a weak form and the second is stressed. What do you want to do this evening? In the classroom.
