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Default Re: phonetics

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Originally Posted by Casiopea View Post
The terms homonym and polysemy describe words; the terms reduced forms, connected speech, known also as fast speech, describe an array of (connected) words:

want to
wanna

do you
ja

Do you want to?
Jawanna?

Click here: Authentic communication: Whyzit importan' ta teach reduced forms?

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