What is gemination? | Consonant lengthening & Twinning in Connected Speech

Billie English - the YouTube channel to help you improve your English pronunciation, speaking and fluency! Billie is a certified CELTA English teacher trainer and has over 17 years of teaching experience. Learn all about gemination in connected speech in this video. ★★ SUBSCRIBE TO MY CHANNEL HERE ★★ ★★ SUPER THANKS ★★ Liked this video and would like to help me create more content? Show your support with a Super Thanks - just click on the heart under this video. Welcome to the community! 😊 ★★ TRY OUT ELSA SPEAK PRO ★★ Do you want to improve your pronunciation? Try out ELSA speak - the AI pronunciation coach app! 💛 Download the ELSA speak PRO app here with my SPECIAL DISCOUNT: Disclosure: This is an affiliate link and I may earn a commission at no cost to you. ★★ POPULAR VIDEOS ★★ Sounds, Stress & Intonation Playlist . Vowel Sounds Playlist . Consonant Sounds Playlist . Video on Plosives . Video on Fricatives . Video on Vowel reduction . Connected Speech Playlist ★★ CONNECT ★★ @ ★★ Insta - Facebook - TikTok - LinkTree - Thank you for watching and following my channel ♥ ★★ WHAT THIS VIDEO IS ABOUT★★ Today we are going to look at the topic of consonant lengthening in English. You already know that we have long and short vowel sounds in English? But what about consonants? It’s a little different here. Usually, consonant length is not a distinctive feature of English, that means the length of a consonant sound does not result in a change of meaning. However, we do sometimes have slightly longer consonant sounds across word boundaries and morphemes if the two adjacent sounds are the same fricative, plosive or nasal sound. In the video we’ll have a look at several examples and also discuss some pairs of words where omitting gemination could lead to confusion. ★★ ABOUT BILLIE ★★ Billie is a pronunciation coach and content creator based in Barcelona, Spain. Her main focus is English pronunciation, phonology and helping learners speak more fluently. Billie has a degree in Communication Research & Phonology, a PGCE in Primary Education, a Trinity College Cert & DiplomaTESOL and over 17 years of teaching experience. She also works as a CELTA teacher trainer, Cambridge examiner and educational advisor. Her videos have been featured in the Google funded AI app ELSA speak. Disclosure: This description contains affiliate links. I am provided with compensation for purchases made through the above links at no cost to you. All thoughts and opinions are my own and are not influenced by ELSA speak or other affiliates. My experience is my own, and your experience may be different. Thank you for supporting the brands that make Billie English possible! #gemination #twinning #connectedspeech