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Pronouncing American English: Sounds, Stress, and Intonation
Pronouncing American English: Sounds, Stress, and Intonation (Second Edition)
337 pages, Paperback
First published February 28, 1988
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June 26, 2010
The whole book was very good, but I liked the introduction the most. It was encouraging and can help motivate students.
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"Not only do you have to learn to use your voice in a different way; you also have to learn to make new movements with your tongue, lips, jaw, and other organs of articulation in order to make the new sounds and even old ones in a new way. You are developing a new skill."
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"In the beginning, it is usually difficult to 'hear' yourself. When this happens, you might find it beneficial to place the palms of your hands over your ears and then listen to yourself."
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"Losing your foreign accent or trying to sound like a native American English speaker is not necessarily the goal you should try to reach. Everyone's handwriting is not exactly the same; neither is everyone's pronunciation. What we are aiming for is easily understandable conversational speech."
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Syllable stress="That means that the vowel sound in that syllable is said louder, is said on a higher pitch, and is held longer than other vowel sounds in the same word."
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"Not only do you have to learn to use your voice in a different way; you also have to learn to make new movements with your tongue, lips, jaw, and other organs of articulation in order to make the new sounds and even old ones in a new way. You are developing a new skill."
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"In the beginning, it is usually difficult to 'hear' yourself. When this happens, you might find it beneficial to place the palms of your hands over your ears and then listen to yourself."
**
"Losing your foreign accent or trying to sound like a native American English speaker is not necessarily the goal you should try to reach. Everyone's handwriting is not exactly the same; neither is everyone's pronunciation. What we are aiming for is easily understandable conversational speech."
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Syllable stress="That means that the vowel sound in that syllable is said louder, is said on a higher pitch, and is held longer than other vowel sounds in the same word."
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