Singing and communicating in English : a singer's guide to English diction /
LaBouff, Kathryn.
New York : Oxford University Press,
2008.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-314) and index.
Introduction to diction -- Communicating the thought -- Introduction to vowels -- The fronting vowels -- The backing vowels -- The mixed vowels -- Diphthongs -- The three semi-vowel glides -- Introduction to consonants -- The plosives -- The fricatives -- The nasal consonants plus the lyrical L -- The owner's manual : connecting the dots -- Singing in the British dialect : "The rain in Spain" -- The mid-Atlantic dialect -- Appendix I. The international phonetic alphabet for English -- Appendix II. Three-dialect overview -- Appendix III. Regional dialects found in vocal repertoire.
Singing
English language