PronSIG - Secret Lives of Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are often neglected, but impede learners’ ability to understand and be understood ….. especially since clusters are often reduced in spontaneous speech, which also contains ‘illegal’ clusters. I will introduce legal and illegal clusters, suggest ways of helping learners negotiate clusters in speaking and listening, consider implications for ELF, and show how cluster instability throws light on spelling. 

Speaker:

Jonathan Marks

Jonathan Marks is a founder member and former coordinator of the PronSIG. He is the author of 'English Pronunciation in Use Elementary' (CUP) and co-author of 'The Book of Pronunciation' (Delta Publishing).
 

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