PRONOUNCING
THE RHYTHM INTONATION SOUNDS AND MELODIES
OF
AMERICAN ENGLISH
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1 |
Vowel Sounds &
Symbols |
1 |
/æ/, /eI/ & /ɛ/
Contrasts |
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2 |
/I/ Vowel |
2 |
Front Vowel Contrasts |
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3 |
/ɛ/
Vowel |
3 |
Back Vowel Contrasts |
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4 |
/^/
Vowel |
4 |
Syllable Reduction in Words |
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5 |
/ə/
Vowel |
5 |
Vowel Length & Voicing |
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6 |
/U/
Vowel |
6 |
/aI/ Vowel |
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7 |
/I/, /ɛ/, and /^/ Contrasts |
7 |
/ei/
Vowel |
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8 |
/I/, /ɛ/, and /^/ Listening Ex. |
8 |
/e/
Vowel + /n/ |
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9 |
Listening
Ex.- Schwa Ident. |
9 |
/a/ and /^/ Contrasts. |
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10 |
Listening
Ex- Hard Vowels |
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1 |
/ɝ/ Vowel,
Primary Syllable |
1 |
/i/
Vowel |
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2 |
/ɚ/ Vowel,
Weak Syllable |
2 |
/æ/ Vowel |
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3 |
/aɚ/ Diphthong |
3 |
/a/
Vowel |
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4 |
/ɔɚ/ Diphthong |
4 |
/o/
Vowel |
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5 |
Additional
/r/ Diphthongs |
5 |
/oU/
+ /n/ Vowel |
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6 |
Recurring
/r/ Vowel Reading |
6 |
/I/ - /i/ Contrasts |
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7 |
Initial
/r/ Consonants |
7 |
/oU/
& /a/ Contrasts |
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8 |
/r/
Blends |
8 |
Listening Ex.- /I/
and /i/ |
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9 |
/pra/
& /prə/ |
9 |
/j/ + /u/
Vowel |
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10 |
Additional
/r/ Words |
10 |
/aU/ Vowel |
45 |
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11 |
/ɔi/ Vowel |
46 |
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1 |
1
& 2 Syllable Stress Patterns |
51 |
1 |
Compound
Words/ Set Phrases |
58 |
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2 |
3
Syllable Stress Patterns |
52 |
2 |
Adjective
+ Noun Stress Pattern |
59 |
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3 |
4
Syllable Stress Patterns |
53 |
3 |
Word
Stress Shift Examples |
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4 |
Listening
1- Syllable Stress
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4 |
Word
Emphasis Listening Ex. |
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5 |
Listening
2- Syllable
Stress |
54 |
5 |
Linking-
Vowel to Vowel |
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6 |
Listening
3- Syllable Stress |
54 |
6 |
Linking
- Consonant to Vowel |
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7 |
Listening
- Phrase Patterns |
7 |
Prepositional
Phrases |
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8 |
Listening
- Syllable Reduct. |
8 |
Unreleased
Voiceless Stops |
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9 |
Unreleased
Voiced Stops |
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4:A
Pg.
4:B
Pg.
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Consonant
Sounds /Symbols |
68,69 |
1 |
/s/
& /z/ Grammar Endings |
79 |
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2 |
Released
/p/ |
2 |
/d/,
/t/ & /əd/ Grammar Endings |
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3 |
Released
/t/ |
71 |
3 |
Past
Tense Ending Exercise |
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4 |
Released
/k/ |
72 |
4 |
/s/,
/z/ & /əz/ Ending Exercise |
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5 |
/p/
- /b/ Contrasts |
73 |
5 |
Listening
Ex.- Final Consonants |
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6 |
/t/
- /d/ Contrasts |
74 |
6 |
Recurring
/p/ Reading |
82 |
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7 |
/k/
- /g/ Contrasts |
75 |
7 |
Recurring
/t/ Reading |
83 |
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8 |
Flap
/t/ |
76 |
8 |
Recurring
/k/ Reading |
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9 |
Glottal /t/ |
77 |
9 |
Recurring
Past Tense Reading |
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10 |
Recurring
/s/, /z/ & /ə/ Reading |
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1 |
Voiceless
/s/ |
1 |
/s/
& /z/ Contrasts
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2 |
Voiceless
/ʃ/ |
2 |
/s/
& /ʃ/
Contrasts |
92 |
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3 |
Voiceless
/tʃ/ |
3 |
/ʧ/ & /ʃ/
Contrasts |
93 |
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4 |
Voiced
/z/ |
4 |
/z/
& /ʤ/ Contrasts |
93 |
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5 |
Voiced
/ʒ/ |
5 |
/s/
Blends |
94 |
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6 |
Voiced
/ʤ/ |
90 |
6 |
Final
Consonant Clusters |
95 |
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7 |
Listening
Ex.- Sibilants |
7 |
Recurring
Friction Readings |
96 |
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8 |
Plural
Practice |
8 |
Voiceless
/q/ |
97 |
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9 |
Voiced
/δ/ |
98 |
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1 |
Syllabic
/l/ Voiced Consonant |
99 |
1 |
/ŋ/ Consonant |
110 |
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2 |
Syllabic
/l/ Voiceless Consonant |
2 |
/ŋ/ - /n/ Contrasts |
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3 |
Vowel
+ /l/ |
3 |
Voiced
/v/ Consonant |
112 |
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4 |
Alveolar
/l/ |
102 |
4 |
/v/-
/w/ Contrasts |
113 |
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5 |
/l/
Blends/ Voiced Consonant |
103 |
4 |
/b/
- /v/ Contrasts |
114 |
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6 |
/l/
Blends/ Voiceless Consonant |
104 |
6 |
Tongue
Twisters |
115 116 |
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7 |
Final
/li/ Practice |
105 |
7 |
Homophones |
117 |
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8 |
/l/
Consonant Clusters |
106 |
8 |
Homographs |
119 |
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9 |
/r/
and /l/ Combinations |
107 |
9 |
Homographs
in Sentences |
120 |
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10 |
/l/
Contractions |
108 |
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11 |
Recurring
/l/ Reading |
109 |
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INFORMATION NOT ON AUDIO
Introduction/How to Practice
1 - 3
Syllable
Stress and Grammar Guidelines
50
Baker Street Lyrics
122