What are weak forms? - Connected Speech | English Pronunciation

In this video we are going to look at weak forms. You learn what weak forms are compared to full forms and why they occur in English. You might have asked yourself why it is sometimes so difficult to understand spoken English because words all seem to run together into one long word - other words seem to become very short or disappear! This is because English is a stress-timed language, and it is therefore full of weak forms when we speak naturally! Those weak forms are reduced versions of grammatical words. They can sound very different when they are said in isolation compared to in a sentence. We will go over some common weak forms, and you will see what an important role the schwa sound plays in weak forms. At the end, there is a little test for you as always :-) ★★ TAKE A CLASS WITH ME ★★ 🚀 Improve Your English with Billie’s Expert Classes! 🌟 📅 Sign up now and start your journey to English proficiency today! 👉 https://billie-english.com/classes/ 🔹 Pronunciation Mastery: Speak clearly and confidently. 🔹 Effective Communication: Enhance your fluency and interaction. 🔹 Cambridge Exam Prep: Achieve top scores with my strategic guidance. Book one of my classes and elevate your skills to the next level! 📚✨ Chapters 0:00 What are weak forms - INTRO 2:10 Weak forms vs. full forms 3:40 Why do we have weak forms? Content words vs. grammatical words 6:20 Common weak forms 15:20 Summary: weak forms 17:04 TEST 'Can you recognise the weak forms?' #weakforms #connectedspeech #phonology Do you want to improve your pronunciation? 👉 Try ELSA speak - the AI pronunciation coach app! Download the ELSA speak PRO app here: http://bit.ly/3vegNDx 💛 You will receive a 20% discount on the ELSA speak PRO 1-year pack, and an 80% discount on the ELSA speak PRO lifetime pack through my page 💛 Disclosure: This is an affiliate link and I may earn a commission at no cost to you. If you would like to try out the free version of ELSA first to have a look around, click here: http://bit.ly/ElsaxBillieEnglish 💛 Please like, share & subscribe! 💛 Stress-timed vs. syllable-timed languages https://bit.ly/3pZUscf . Sentence Stress in English https://bit.ly/3dfKbCJ . Connected Speech: Assimilation, Elision & Intrusion https://bit.ly/30frWFJ . What is a syllable? https://bit.ly/3eXGbpW . What is word stress? Part 1 https://bit.ly/3t2R0iI . Video on The Phonemic Chart (vowels, diphthongs & consonants): https://bit.ly/2N5134k​ The Vowel Chart https://bit.ly/3vJ0Jd9 . Video on Diphthongs Introduction https://bit.ly/3nhHpQf