aɪv ˈbiːn ɪn ˈlʌv wɪð ðə ˈseɪm ˈwʊmən | fə ˈfɔːti ˈjɪəz || ɪf maɪ ˈwaɪf ˈevə ˈfaɪnz ˈaʊt | ʃil ˈkɪl mi
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Commentary
[Don't worry if you find this difficult.
Don't let yourself be put off. The same phenomena will come up again and again
in these transcriptions. There'll be plenty of opportunities for them to sink
in over time. Slow and steady, a little each day, is the key to success.]
I’ve:
When unstressed, as it usually is, auxiliary have has the weak form /v/ when preceded by the pronouns I, you,
we or they. The weak form combines with these pronouns to form the
contractions I’ve /aɪv/, you’ve /ju(ː)v/, we’ve /wi(ː)v/ and they’ve
/ðeɪv/.
in:
Although in is monosyllabic
function/grammatical word and is usually unstressed, it doesn’t usually have a
weak form.
with:
Although with is monosyllabic
function/grammatical word and is usually unstressed, it doesn’t usually have a
weak form.
the:
When unstressed, as it usually is, the definite article the has the weak form /ðə/ when the following word begins with a
consonant.
for:
When unstressed, as it usually is, for
has the weak form /fə/.
forty:
The symbol i represents the same
vowel phoneme as the symbol iː. We
use i in unstressed syllables and iː in stressed syllables. This
distinction isn't very helpful for TEFL purposes and learners should simply
treat the two symbols as the same. Because we are using two different symbols
for one phoneme, this means our transcription isn't truly phonemic (phonemic
transcription = one symbol for each phoneme).
if:
Although if is monosyllabic
function/grammatical word and is usually unstressed, it doesn’t usually have a
weak form.
my:
Although my is monosyllabic
function/grammatical word and is usually unstressed, it doesn’t usually have a
weak form.
finds:
When /d/ is at the end of a syllable (i.e. in a syllable coda) and is
immediately preceded by a consonant, it is commonly elided/deleted when another
consonant immediately follows (i.e. without a pause) in another word or, as in
this case, in a suffix.
out:
The word out is usually stressed and
has no weak form.
she’ll:
When unstressed, as it usually is, the modal verb will has the form /l/ when it is preceded by one of the personal
pronouns I, you, he, she, we
or they (but not it, after which is has the form /əl/). This weak form combines with
these personal pronouns to form the contractions I’ll /aɪl/, you’ll
/ju(ː)l/, he’ll /hi(ː)l/, she’ll /ʃi(ː)l/, we’ll /wi(ː)l/, they’ll
/ðeɪl/.
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