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Product: AMERICAN ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE: The Real English Pronunciation Guide with the Secrets of Spoken English
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Product: English Pronunciation: The American Way
Description: This book and its accompanying audio book are designed to help non-native speakers of English to master the pronunciation of the English language. The type of accent we will learn in this book is American English. The audio book can be found here: https://www.nanheebyrnes.com/p/style.html Pronunciation is the foundation of learning any spoken language. Through the knowledge of pronunciation, we can say words in sentences correctly. And when we say words correctly, we are understood easily. Learning pronunciation begins with learning all the particles of English sound. The smallest unit of speech sound is called a phoneme. Specifically, a phoneme is a unit of sound that distinguishes one word from another. So, different phonemes make different words. For example, consider these words: rug, rag, and lag. ‘Rug’ means a floor mat, ‘rag’ means cleaning cloth, and ‘lag’ means to be left behind. The fact that the sounds /ʌ/ and /æ/, and /l/ and /r/ make different words demonstrates that these sounds are the phonemes of English. Different languages have different sets of phonemes. For instance, in Korean, /r/ and /l/ are not two separate phonemes, and /æ/ is not a phoneme at all. To Koreans, /æ/ is a sound a goat makes. Phonemes are abstract, categorical speech sounds. When phonemes are used in words, they may sound different from the sound in abstraction. Consider, for example, words like captain, butter and mountain, all of which have /t/ phoneme sound in common. But the /t/ has different sounds in these words. The T in ‘captain’ has the clear /t/ sound: /t/, but the T in ‘bottle’ is pronounced by tapping the back of the top teeth. This way of pronouncing /t/ is called the flap T: [ɾ]. And the T in ‘mountain’ is pronounced by blocking the glottis. This way of pronouncing /t/ is called the glottal stop: [ʔ]. These different sounds of the same phoneme are called allophones. Most English phonemes have a few allophones. And if we don’t use correct allophones, our speech will sound foreign or unrecognizable. Naturally, in this book we learn phonemes and their allophones. In addition, we will learn sound modification that inevitably happens when several words are spoken like one word. In the natural speech environment, words are spoken in chunks. That is, instead of saying each word separately, we group words based on intended meaning units, and speak them as if they are one word. We pause briefly between each chunk of words. The method of pronouncing multiple words like one word is called connected speech. The sound modification is substantial in connected speech, but the change is systematic. Depending on the speech environment, some phonemes are eliminated, some phonemes are lengthened, some phonemes are moved to the next word, and some phonemes are transformed into entirely different phoneme sounds. In this book, we will learn all these aspects of English pronunciation. Specifically, in Part I, we learn the 15 American vowel phoneme sounds; in Part II, we learn 24 consonant phoneme sounds and their allophones; and in Part III, we learn sound modification in connected speech. Learning pronunciation is like learning a new body movement, like learning a ballet move or learning to throw a baseball. Mastering pronunciation is acquiring muscle memory. Naturally, in this book, we not only cover the theories of pronunciation but we also provide abundant practice material for the tongue, lips and jaws. For this, we first isolate each phoneme sound and learn the mechanics of its production. We then practice the same sound in different ways: the phoneme in words and in sentences. We also compare each phoneme with neighboring sounds that can cause confusion. For this we use the minimal pair method, where a pair of words has exactly the same sound except for one phoneme.
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Product: American English Phonetics and Pronunciation Practice
Description: American English Phonetics and Pronunciation Practice provides an accessible introduction to basic articulatory phonetics for students of American English. Built around an extensive collection of practice materials, this book teaches the pronunciation of modern standard American English to intermediate and advanced learners worldwide.

This book:

• provides an up-to-date description of the pronunciation of modern American English;

• demonstrates the use of each English phoneme with a selection of high-frequency words,

both alone and in context in sentences, idiomatic phrases and dialogues;

• provides examples and practice material on commonly confused sounds, including illustrative pronunciation diagrams;

• is supported by a companion website featuring complete audio recordings of practice material to check your pronunciation against;

• can be used not only for studying pronunciation in the classroom but also for independent practice.

American English Phonetics and Pronunciation Practice is essential reading for any student studying this topic.
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Product: Complete English Spelling and Pronunciation Rules: Simple Ways to Spell and Speak Correctly (The Farlex Grammar Book 3)
Description: Did you know that more than half of the letters in the alphabet can be silent? With all the oddities of the English language, it's no surprise that the top two Google searches for "How do you…" are "How do you spell…" and "How do you say…."

Are you one of the millions endlessly looking up correct spelling and pronunciation? End your confusion forever with Complete English Spelling and Pronunciation Rules, from the language experts at Farlex International, publishers of Complete English Grammar Rules and creators of TheFreeDictionary.com, the trusted reference destination with 1 billion+ annual visits.

Forget about memorizing the hundreds of thousands of words in the English language—get the only spelling and pronunciation guide that gives you all the tools you need to tackle even the hardest words to spell and say.

Go beyond "I before E except after C" and get all the rules and exceptions, all in one place, all explained in plain English. Plus:

Correct and incorrect examples displayed side-by-side.

Quizzes after every lesson.

Simple tips and tricks to avoid the most commonly misspelled words and pronunciation mistakes.

Get Complete English Spelling and Pronunciation Rules and instantly start spelling and speaking with confidence.

From Farlex International, the creators of the popular and award-winning TheFreeDictionary.com, comes Complete English Spelling and Pronunciation Rules, the third volume of The Farlex Grammar Book.

The secret about spelling is that good spellers don't just rely on memory—they know the rules and patterns that tell them exactly how a word should be spelled and pronounced.

Complete English Spelling and Pronunciation Rules is the only pronunciation and spelling guide that gives you direct access to all of those rules—and the many, many exceptions—with simple, easy-to-remember methods to handle every word that comes your way.

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Packed with clear explanations, quizzes, examples, and common mistakes, Complete English Spelling and Pronunciation Rules is the only spelling and pronunciation guide you'll ever need.

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Product: Accent: American - The Complete Guide to Speaking the Standard American Accent
Description: American English is one of the most difficult languages in the world to master, so I created Accent: American to help foreign speakers learn how to speak as close to native as possible. Accent: American will get you started with properly pronouncing consonant, vowel, and diphthong sounds. Accent: American is also designed to help the regional speaker attain professional, non-regionalized speech.

Whether your goals are social or professional, Accent: American will effectively teach you how to articulate Standard American English clearly and confidently. American English may be difficult, but I've done my best with this book to make it simple, easy, and fun for everyone.
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Product: Easy Pronunciation
Description: Are you looking to improve your English pronunciation or the way that your English sounds to others? No matter what your level of English is - or if you are simply trying to lessen a strong regional accent - this program will help you sound more natural and communicate with greater ease and confidence.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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Product: Phrase by Phrase Pronunciation and Listening in American English (2nd ed.) book with 5 DVDs and 5 CDs
Description: Learn from the Pronunciation Doctor! You will sharpen your pronunciation skills with this user-friendly comprehensive text-audio-video pronunciation program. With video and audio, you can watch the mouth in motion and listen to the melody of English. In 16 lively and superbly explained lessons, you will increase your control of American English rhythm, stress, intonation, and you will articulate your vowels and consonants more clearly. Gain confidence as you speak with precision and comfort. The complete Phrase by Phrase Pronunciation program consists of a coursebook, 5 audio CDs, and 5 DVDs. These materials are suitable for individuals, face-to-face classrooms, distance education classes, media centers, libraries, and teacher training.
Marsha Chan's author page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B003VWJN9S
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Product: American Accent Training: With Downloadable Audio, 4th Edition
Brand: Barrons Educational Series
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Product: The Accent Diet: A Daily Program for Improving Your American English Pronunciation
Brand: Ovient, Inc.
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Product: Pronouncing American English: Sounds, Stress, and Intonation
Brand: Heinle ELT
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Product: Clear Speech Class and Assessment Audio CDs (4): Pronunciation and Listening Comprehension in North American English
Brand: Cambridge University Press
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Product: The American Accent Guide, Second Edition: A Complete and Comprehensive Course on the Pronunciation and Speaking Style of American English for Individuals of All Language Backgrounds / book and 8 CDs
Brand: Brand: Lingual Arts
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Product: A Pronouncing Dictionary of American English
Brand: Merriam-Webster, Inc
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Product: Oxford Picture Dictionary (Monolingual English)
Brand: Oxford University Press USA
Oxford University Press USA
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Product: Teaching American English Pronunciation (Oxford Handbooks for Language Teachers Series)
Brand: Oxford University Press, USA
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Product: Mastering the American Accent (Barron's Foreign Language Guides)
Brand: Barrons Educational Series
Barron s Educational Series
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