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Liaison with /f/ (...a lot oF us...) #1 (permalink) Thu Aug 03, 2006 12:02 pm   Liaison with /f/ (...a lot oF us...)
 

Hi,

When I make the liaison of one word (whose final letter is /f/) with another word (whose initial letter is a vowel), the sound /f/ changes into /v/.

Ex: ....a lot of us.... = a lot o/v/ us

This statement is right for all cases?

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Liaison with /f/ (...a lot oF us...) #2 (permalink) Thu Aug 03, 2006 12:13 pm   Liaison with /f/ (...a lot oF us...)
 

Hi Khahn

Your statement is not correct:

The letter f in the word of is always pronounced as a v .

The letter f in the word off is always pronounced as an f.

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Liaison with /f/ (...a lot oF us...) #3 (permalink) Thu Aug 03, 2006 12:18 pm   Liaison with /f/ (...a lot oF us...)
 

No,

"Of" is only an example. My idea is:

With every word that has /...........f/ (transcription), I can make the liaison with the following word that has
/ vowel..../. In this case /f/ always changes into /v/.

That is right?

Ex: half an hour. /ha: vnau(r)/

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Liaison with /f/ (...a lot oF us...) #4 (permalink) Thu Aug 03, 2006 12:46 pm   Liaison with /f/ (...a lot oF us...)
 

No. /haef n aur/

As Yank says, it is because of is always pronounced /uv/ (unless it is elided entirely before a consonant: a cuppa coffee).
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