it's possible /
I think it is /
she knew it was /
they've finished it /
I've paid for it /
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1. rhythm
2. linking
3. flapped /t/
The /t/ can be pronounced in several ways, in some positions, it can be pronounced as the so-called flapped (or flap) /t/, which sounds like a short d, when the 't' is between vowel sounds .
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Some words on intonation:
日常生活中,多数(或全部)声调都接触过了,但是自己没有意识到。如果自己注意,也可以说出来,并给它起一个名字。但我们知道自己的局限性,写不下去,记不下来。还好,语言学专家们个作了,但他们也是人,也有其局限性,所以其东西也不是全尽人意。他们认为这样的,别人会认为那样,大家都认可的东西,他写出来是也是基于他本人的知识及阅历。所以,每一家/流派都有其可取之处,也都有其不详尽的地方,这就是为什么一种理论出来后,就马上有反对及质疑的声音。但为什么大家都乐此不疲的总结呢?因为其对实践(学习)有帮助,有指导性。
留意了不少这方面的东西。有关英语语调的种类给我留下较深印象的是七种语调论。有兴趣的,详情请参考M.A.K. Halliday 的有关著作,还有下面的视频:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HGxfR7Sziw&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL1277804DF0375ADB