PRONUNCIATION IN CONVERSATION
features of fluent speech


PRONUNCIATION IN SLOW SPEECH

We are likely to speak more slowly

•       carefully explaining sth to sb

(e.g. a nurse explaining how to make a sling)

•       talking to a large audience

(e.g. giving a presentation)

•       unfamiliar/difficult topic

(e.g. using professional terminology)


PRONUNCIATION IN FAST SPEECH

We are likely to speak more quickly

•       in informal conversation

(e.g. talking to friends, relatives, …)

•       talking about routine or familiar objects

•       leaving consonant sounds out of consonant clusters (e.g. jumps, last night, a bottle of
water), contracted forms (e.g. You‘ve gotta be …), ellipsis (e.g. I‘ve Got a headache)