Pronunciation: The linking /j/

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Tim's back in his pronunciation workshop. This time he's finding out how happy the people of London are - and he's wondering where the little /j/ sound is coming from... For more, visit our website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/towards-advanced/unit-19/session-5 Transcript: Tim Hi. I'm Tim and this is my Pronunciation workshop. Here I'm going to show you how English is really spoken. Come on, let's go inside. Are you a creature of habit? For example, do you have a routine in the mornings? Every morning, I like to have a cup of tea and a chocolate biscuit. Mmmm. This is what some people in London told us when we asked them what they do in the mornings Voxpops I always have some breakfast. I always go to the gym in the morning. I always drink a glass of warm water when I wake up. Tim One thing that happens when we speak English fluently is that we sometimes add sounds between words to help link them together more smoothly and easily. Listen again. Can you hear another sound between the words I and always? Voxpops I always have some breakfast. I always go to the gym in the morning. I always drink a glass of warm water when I wake up. Tim Did you catch it? It’s hardly there but when one word ends in /aɪ/, /ɪː/, /eɪ/ or/ɔɪ/ sound, and the next word begins in a vowel sound, we can smooth the link out by adding a small /j/ sound. I always [slowly] becomes I always [fluently]. This is sometimes called the linking /j/. But be careful, your mouth normally do

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