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    Perfecting your English pronunciation / Susan Cameron.

    • Title:Perfecting your English pronunciation / Susan Cameron.
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    • Author/Creator:Cameron, Susan, author.
    • Published/Created:New York : McGraw-Hill, 2012.
    • Holdings

      • Location: c.1  DAVID LAM LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
      • Call Number: PE1137 .C36 2012
      • Number of Items:1
      • Status:Available
      • Location Has:text + 2 cds + 1 dvd

       
    • Library of Congress Subjects:English language--Pronunciation.
      English language--United States--Pronunciation.
      English language--United States--Grammar.
      English language--United States--Accents and accentuation.
      English language--Spoken English--United States.
      English language--United States--Pronunciation by foreign speakers.
      English language--United States--Sound recordings for foreign speakers.
      English language--Study and teaching--Audio-visual aids.
    • Edition:1st ed.
    • Description:xix, 234 pages : portrait ; 24 cm + 2 CDs (120 min. : digital ; 4 3/4 in.) + 1 DVD (54 min. : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.)
    • Summary:Developed by the author, a speech consultant and accent specialist, this book features her method, which focuses on the anatomical placement of sound and on the musculature used in articulation. Where other accent reduction/English pronunciation products rely on solely mimicking of audio sounds, this work focuses visually, audibly, and narratively on the physical ability to speak English, noting that many sounds of English may be difficult for the non-native English speaker because some tongue positions used in English may not be used in other languages. The 45-minute DVD introduces mouth and jaw exercises to prepare for English pronunciation, then demonstrates mouth formations and tongue placement using other nonnative speakers. The CDs feature audio exercises and correct pronunciations for ear training. Seeing and hearing how English sounds teaches how to become more and more comfortable conversing with native English speakers as the program progresses.
    • Notes:"The most effective method to reduce your accent."--Cover.
      DVD: region 0 (worldwide).
    • ISBN:9780071750172 (pbk. ; alk. paper ; CD ; DVD)
      0071750177 (pbk. ; alk. paper ; CD ; DVD)
      9780071749053 (book only)
      0071749055 (book only)
      9780071750141 (audio CD 1)
      0071750142 (audio CD 1)
      9780071750165 (audio CD 2)
      0071750169 (audio CD 2)
      9780071750134 (DVD only)
      0071750134 (DVD only)
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: One. Retraining the articulation muscles
      articulators of speech
      DVD exercises
      Two. International Phonetic Alphabet
      Introduction to the consonant sounds
      Introduction to the vowel sounds
      Three. consonant th (θ/partial differential)
      th sound defined
      Step 1 Feeling the placement of θ/partial differential
      Step 2 Hearing the placement of θ/partial differential
      Step 3 Applying the placement of θ/partial differential
      Sentences: θ/partial differential
      Sentences: θ/partial differential vs. t/d
      Four. consonant r
      r sound defined
      Step 1 Feeling the placement of r
      Step 2 Hearing the placement of r
      Step 3 Applying the placement of r
      Sentences: r
      Sentences: r vs. I
      Five. consonant
      I sound defined
      Step 1 Feeling the placement of I
      Step 2 Hearing the placement of I
      Step 3 Applying the placement of I
      Sentences: I
      Six. consonant ng (r3)
      g sound defined
      Step 1 Feeling the placement of η
      Step 2 Hearing the placement of η
      Step 3 Applying the placement of η
      Sentences: η
      Sentences: η vs. n
      Seven. consonants b, v, and w
      b, v, and w sounds defined
      Step 1 Feeling the placement of b, v, and w
      Step 2 Hearing the placement of b, v, and w
      Step 3 Applying the placement of b, v, and w
      Sentences: b vs. v
      Sentences: v vs. w
      Eight. consonant j or g (d3)
      d3 sound defined
      Step 1 Feeling the placement of (d3)
      Step 2 Hearing the placement of (d3)
      Step 3 Applying the placement of (d3)
      Sentences: (d3)
      Sentences: (d3) vs. 3
      Nine. vowel I
      I sound defined
      Step 1 Feeling the placement of I
      Step 2 Hearing the placement of I
      Step 3 Applying the placement of I
      Sentences: I
      Sentences: I vs. i
      Ten. vowel e
      e sound defined
      Step 1 Feeling the placement of e
      Step 2 Hearing the placement of e
      Step 3 Applying the placement of e
      Sentences: e
      Eleven. vowel æ
      æ sound defined
      Step 1 Feeling the placement of æ
      Step 2 Hearing the placement of æ
      Step 3 Applying the placement of æ
      Sentences: æ
      Sentences: æ vs. e
      Sentences: æ vs. a
      Twelve. vowels of r
      sounds defined
      Step 1 Feeling the placement of
      Step 2 Hearing the placement of
      Step 3 Applying the placement of
      Sentences: vs.
      Thirteen. vowel ^
      ^ sound defined
      Step 1 Feeling the placement of ^
      Step 2 Hearing the placement of ^
      Step 3 Applying the placement of ^
      Sentences: ^
      Sentences: ^ vs. a
      Fourteen. vowel
      sound defined
      Step 1 Feeling the placement of
      Step 2 Hearing the placement of
      Step 3 Applying the placement of
      Sentences:
      Sentences: vs. u
      Fifteen. vowel
      sound defined
      Step 1 Feeling the placement of
      Step 2 Hearing the placement of
      Step 3 Applying the placement of
      Sentences:
      Sentences: vs.
      Sixteen. vowels a and i
      a and sounds defined
      Step 1 Feeling the placement of a vs.
      Step 2 Hearing the placement of a vs.
      Step 3 Applying the placement of a vs.
      Sentences: a
      Sentences:
      Sentences: a vs.
      Seventeen. Syllable stress within words
      Noun and verb variants
      principle of vowel reduction
      Suffix spelling patterns that affect syllable stress
      Sentences
      Eighteen. Word stress within sentences
      rhythm of English speech
      Weak forms
      Contrasting operative and inoperative words
      Speaking in phrases and clauses
      Intonation or pitch variance
      Nineteen. Marking a business speech
      How to prepare for a presentation
      Step 1 Marking difficult sounds
      Step 2 Marking operative and inoperative words
      Further practice
      Scoring your presentations.
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