PRONOUNCING
THE RHYTHM INTONATION SOUNDS AND MELODIES
OF AMERICAN
ENGLISH
AUDIO INDEX
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1:A-
Pg.
1:B-
Pg.
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1 |
Vowel Sounds & Symbols |
1 |
/æ/,
/e/ & /E/ Contrasts |
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2 |
/I/ Vowel |
2 |
Front Vowel Contrasts |
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3 |
/E/ 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
-V &
+V Cons |
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6 |
/U/
Vowel |
6 |
/ai/
Vowel |
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7 |
/I/, /E/, and /^/ Contrasts |
7 |
/ei/
Vowel |
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8 |
/I/, /E/, 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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2:A
2:B-
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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 |
/o/
& /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 |
Pro words |
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11 |
Additional
/r/ Words |
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3:A-
3:B-
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1 |
1 & 2
Syllable Stress Patterns |
1 |
Compound
Words/ Set Phrases |
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2 |
3
Syllable Stress Patterns |
2 |
Adjective
+ Noun Stress Pattern |
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3 |
4
Syllable Stress Patterns |
3 |
Word
Stress Shift Examples |
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4 |
Listening
Ex. 1 Syllable Stress
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4 |
Word
Emphasis Listening Ex. |
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5 |
Listening
Ex. 2 Diagram Stress |
5 |
Ligatures-
Vowel to Vowel |
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6 |
Listening
Ex. Syllable Stress |
6 |
Ligatures
- Consonant to Vowel |
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7 |
Listening
Ex- Phrase Patterns |
7 |
Prepositional
phrases |
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8 |
Listening
Ex.- 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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1 |
Consonant
Sounds & Symbols |
1 |
/s/ &
/z/ Grammatical Endings |
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2 |
Released
/p/ |