Rules of Spoken

English
Language
Spoken language is
very different from
written language.
How?
 The linguists have identified some
rules that are followed by the native
speakers of English language.

 The lack of this knowledge results

not only in non native pronunciation
but also in lack of comprehension of
native spoken language.
Rules
Elision rule
 Scripts
 Acts
 handsome
 Board meeting
 Facts
 Consonants
 Assignments
Whenever t and d
comes in between
two consonants,
they get elided
( remove)
 Old man
 Gold ring
 And church
 Most famous
 Hand bag
 Library
 February
 Temporary
 Literary
 Contemporary
 Contrary
The whole syllable
will be elided.
Linking
 He asked
 They are
 I answered
 The boy is
 Enjoy it
 Say in a minute
 Stay out
 If the word ends in I, i:, eI, aI, or I

c

and the next word begins with a

vowel, the two words are linked with
y, whether or not there is a letter “y”
in the spelling.
 Go in
 How odd
 Do it
 Snow is cold
 You are
 Go out
 How ordinary
 If a word ends in ʊ, u:, ʊ, or aʊ and

e

the next word begins with a vowel,

the two words are linked with w,
whether or not there is a letter “w” in
the spelling.