Exploring Vowel to Vowel Linking Patterns in Spoken English: A Phonetic Perspective

The phenomenon of linking in English pronunciation is one of the phonetic aspects that plays an important role in the fluency and naturalness of speech. One common form of linking found in natural conversation is vowel-to-vowel linking, which refers to the connection between a vowel sound at the end of a word and a vowel sound at the beginning of the following word. This study aims to analyze the phonetic characteristics of vowel-to-vowel linking, its patterns of occurrence, and its influence on