シャドーイング練習: Connected Speech - The Intrusive R in British English - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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Have you ever noticed how native British English speakers might say, I spoke to Anna and John, or I saw a film?
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That mysterious r sound seems to appear out of nowhere, but it's not a mistake.
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It's actually a very natural part of connected speech in British English called the intrusive r.
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So when does the intrusive r happen?
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Well, the intrusive r happens when a word ends in one of these specific vowel sounds, and the next word starts with any other vowel sound.
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When we say these words on their own, we don't pronounce the R.
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Listen carefully.
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Saw.
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Camera.
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Spa.
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This also includes diphthongs like ear in idea,
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air as in hair, and ur as in tour.
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However, to make the transition smoother between the words, native British speakers with non-rhotic accents,
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which basically means that they don't pronounce the r
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when it's written at the end of a word or if it's after a vowel, they often insert a little r between the two words.
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For example, for example, there's one there actually, with or, I saw a film.
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To connect it, I saw a film.
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With the schwa, the camera is broken.
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More naturally, the camera is broken.
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The camera is broken.
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So you're adding that intrusive R to the beginning of the next word to help you link them together.
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The camera is broken.
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And finally, the spa is closed.
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How sad.
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The spa is closed.
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The spar is closed.
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So why does this happen?
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Well, it all comes down to vowel-vowel linking.
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When two vowel sounds meet, there's no easy way to move from one vowel to the other in English.
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It feels a bit awkward and unnatural for us to stop and then say the other vowel.
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So in British English, we add this little helping sound, in this case a R, and this helps make the transition much smoother.
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Listen to the difference between these two sentences.
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Without the intrusive R, I love the idea of going.
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I love the idea of going.
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With the intrusive R, I love the idea of going.
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More naturally, I love the idea of going.
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So now you're probably thinking, when do you use the intrusive R?
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Well, the intrusive R only happens after certain vowel sounds, particularly those that end in a schwa,
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uh, sound, or the ones that we looked at earlier, like or and uh and AR and so on.
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At this point, you may be thinking, what's the difference between the linking R and the intrusive R?
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Maybe you've heard other people talk about the linking R, and you're thinking, is there a difference?
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Is this the same thing?
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Well, it's a very good question with a very simple answer.
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Put simply, if the word doesn't end with the letter R, then it's an intrusive R.
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For example, I saw it.
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There's no R in the spelling of saw.
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It's written with a W.
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I saw it.
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So it's an intrusive R.
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However, if the word contains the letter R, then it's a linking R.
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For example, the door is open.
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Even though when we say the word door, we don't pronounce the R, we still write the letter R.
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So because we write the R, we link it, door is, the door is open.
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And this is the linking R.
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So the rule is very simple.
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Intrusive R, there's no R in the spelling.
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Linking R, there is an R in the spelling.
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Now let's practice together.
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Say each sentence very slowly first, then naturally joining the sounds together smoothly with the intrusive R.
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I saw it on TV.
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I saw it on TV.
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The idea of it makes me smile.
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The idea of it makes me smile.
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Law and order are important.
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Law and order are important.
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He saw Emma yesterday.
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He saw Rema yesterday.
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Asia is a beautiful continent.
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Asia is a beautiful continent.
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The media are saying it's true.
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The media are saying it's true.
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So that's the end of today's British English pronunciation lesson.
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I hope this helped you understand how
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and why British native speakers add this little r sound between the words
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and how you can use the intrusive r naturally in your own speech.
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I will see you in the next lesson.
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Bye bye!

文脈と背景

この動画では、イギリス英語のコネクテッドスピーチ（繋がった発音）の一部である「侵入音R」について解説しています。特に、非音韻的なアクセントを持つネイティブスピーカーがどのように音と音をつなげるかについての理解を深めることが重要です。この現象は、単語が母音で終わり、次の単語が別の母音で始まる場合に発生します。このため、流暢な会話をするために、音のつながりをスムーズにする方法を学ぶことが求められます。

日常会話のためのトップ5フレーズ

  • 「I spoke to Anna and John.」
  • 「I saw a film.」
  • 「The camera is broken.」
  • 「The spa is closed.」
  • 「I love the idea of going.」

これらのフレーズを使った練習は、YouTubeで英語学習に役立ちます。リスニングと発音を向上させるために、特に侵入音Rに注意を払いながらシャドースピーキングを行いましょう。

ステップバイステップ シャドーイングガイド

この動画の内容を効果的に学ぶために、以下のステップに従ってください:

  1. 動画を視聴する: 最初に動画全体を通して視聴し、侵入音Rの概念を把握します。
  2. フレーズを反復する: 各フレーズを少しずつ声に出して練習し、特に音のつながりを注意深く聴いてみましょう。例えば、「The camera is broken.」を繰り返し練習します。
  3. 自然な流れを意識する: 侵入音Rを使ったフレーズを話すときに、音の滑らかさを意識してシャドースピーキングを行います。動画のスピーカーのリズムに合わせて話すことが大切です。
  4. 録音して確認する: 自分の声を録音し、ネイティブスピーカーの発音と比較することで、改善点を見つけましょう。
  5. 繰り返し練習する: 定期的に練習を繰り返し、特に侵入音Rの使用に慣れることを目指します。この方法は、IELTSスピーキング対策にも効果的です。

これらのステップを踏むことで、英語をより自然に話せるようになり、シャドースピーキング能力が向上します。特に「shadowspeak」を取り入れながら、さらなるスキルアップを目指しましょう。

シャドーイングとは？英語上達に効果的な理由

シャドーイング（Shadowing）は、もともとプロの通訳者養成プログラムで開発された言語学習法で、多言語習得者として知られるDr. Alexander Arguelles によって広く普及されました。方法はシンプルですが非常に効果的：ネイティブスピーカーの英語を聞きながら、1〜2秒の遅延で声に出してすぐに繰り返す——まるで「影（shadow）」のように話者を追いかけます。文法ドリルや受動的なリスニングと異なり、シャドーイングは脳と口の筋肉が同時にリアルタイムで英語を処理・再現することを強制します。研究により、発音精度、抑揚、リズム、連音、リスニング力、そして会話の流暢さが大幅に向上することが確認されています。IELTSスピーキング対策や自然な英語コミュニケーションを目指す方に特におすすめです。