Learn Spanish with SpanishPod101.com! Today, Joe and Bea have Part 2 of their look at how words in Spanish sound blended together. Most newcomers to the language tend to think that this is merely the result of having a small vocabulary or a less than fine-tuned ear; however, as this lesson shows, words in Spanish blend together by way of a number of phonetic combinations. Today, we’ll take a look at how consonants can cause this blending effect. Be sure to pick up the Lesson Guide for this lesson, in which you’ll be able to see these fusions graphically. This is one of the most important phonetics lessons for anyone who’s just starting to learn how to pronounce Spanish!
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One Response to “Phonetics Lesson #9 - The Fusion of Words in Spoken Spanish - Part 2”
February 13th, 2008 at 11:37 am
So, now that you’ve listened to these two lessons on how words in Spanish sound blended together, do you find it any easier to identify words within phrases?
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Category: Phonetics Lessons |
Grammar: ecthlipsis | Function: fusing words | Topic: consonants | Politeness Level: didactic
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