strong forms and weak forms	two different ways, in which the words can be pronounced
the word “that” can be pronounced	ðæt (strong form – ‘I like that’) or ð∂t (weak form – ‘I hope that she will’)
function words	have both a strong and weak form; do not have a dictionary meaning
These function words are words such as (1)	auxiliary verbs, prepositions, conjunctions, etc.
function words are ...	in certain circumstances pronounced in their strong forms (more frequently in weak forms)
We can say that the strong form is used in the following cases: (a)	weak-form words at the end of a sentence. 'of' - əv(weak); ɒv (strong)
We can say that the strong form is used in the following cases: (b)	contrasted with another word; co-ordinated use of prepositions
We can say that the strong form is used in the following cases: (c)	emphasis “You 'must' give me more money”
We can say that the strong form is used in the following cases: (d)	“cited” or “quoted”
when weak-form words whose spelling begins with ‘h’ (her, have)occur at the beginning of a sentence	the pronunciation is with initial ‘h’