American Accent Training : : a Guide to Speaking and Pronouncing American English for Everyone who Speaks English as a Second Language
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Includes index.
Introduction : read this first -- The American sound -- Psycholinguistics -- General pronunciation -- American intonation -- Syllable stress -- Complex intonation -- Phrasing -- The miracle technique -- Grammar in a nutshell -- Reduced sounds -- Word connections -- Cat? Caught? Cut? -- Tee aitch -- The American T -- The American R -- The El -- S or Z? -- Review and epansion -- More reduced sounds -- "V" as in victory -- Tense and lax vowels -- The ridge -- Grammar in a bigger nutshell -- Practical application -- Nasal consonants -- Throaty consonants -- Nationality guides.
Four all-new chapters in this expanded third edition discuss the psychology of accent acquisition, explain American voice quality, and present both students and teachers of American Engish with detailed pronunciation overviews. Five instructive audio CDs use professional male and female voices to complement the text and present in-depth demonstrations of American English as it is spoken today.
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PUBLISHED
Hauppauge, NY : Barrons Educational Series, Inc., [2012]
Year Published: 2012
Description: 226 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm + 5 audio discs (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781438071657
1438071655
SUBJECTS
English language -- Pronunciation.
English language -- Accents and accentuation.
English language -- Spoken English.
Americanisms.