•1. There are two kinds of linking, one is a vowel links another vowel and the other, a
consonant links another vowel or consonant. We will start with the linking
between vowels.
In this part, there are two glides that serve to link the high vowels with other
vowels. Glide /y/ is used to link between /i/ and other vowels. For instance,
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•879 /i/ reality [riÈJQlDtö] be active [biÈJQktIv]
• /e/ playoff [ÈpleJDf] pay off [ÈpeJDf]
• /AI/ triangle [trAIÈJQNgl`] my ankle [mAIÈJQNkl`]
• /I/ annoyance [DÈnIJDns]
• The boy and me
[DDÈbIJDnmi]