Session 3 21F.223 Listening, Speaking, and Pronunciation
ISAIAH WONHO YOO: So we talked about rhythm last time, all right? So the most important thing that you want to remember is what? Stressing the content words or the function words? AUDIENCE: Content words. ISAIAH WONHO YOO: Content words. You stress the content words, right? You stress the content words. Now, what happens to the function words then? [INTERPOSING VOICES] ISAIAH WONHO YOO: The vowels-- huh? [INTERPOSING VOICES] ISAIAH WONHO YOO: Yes. You do not stress function words, which means vowels in those function words get reduced. When we say two words really fast, it becomes-- AUDIENCE: Should've. ISAIAH WONHO YOO: Shoulda. D becomes a flap, right? AUDIENCE: Shoulda. ISAIAH WONHO YOO: All these in shoulda, coulda, woulda. Shoulda. AUDIENCE: Shoulda. ISAIAH WONHO YOO: Coulda. AUDIENCE: Coulda. ISAIAH WONHO YOO: Woulda. AUDIENCE: Woulda. ISAIAH WONHO YOO: All the D's in all those three words become a flap, right? Shoulda, coulda, woulda. So, what's actuall...