This flashcard defines weak forms as the way function words usually appear in connected speech, characterized by reduced vowel quality and potential consonant elision, contrasting with their strong forms used in isolation.
This flashcard defines weak forms as the way function words usually appear in connected speech, characterized by reduced vowel quality and potential consonant elision, contrasting with their strong forms used in isolation.
| term | Weak Forms |
|---|---|
| definition | in connected speech, function words mostly occur in this manner, not in their strong forms (strong forms: forms when words are used in isolation) - typically have a reduction of vowel quality, and sometimes elision of consonants - many words have more than one |
| Forward | y |
| Reverse | y |
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