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Author Cook, Ann, 1940-

Title American accent training : a guide to speaking and pronouncing American English for everyone who speaks English as a second language / Ann Cook ; illustrated by Holly Forsyth.

Publication Info. Hauppauge, NY Barrons Educational Series, Inc., [2012]

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Location Call No. Status
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  428.1 COO    Check Shelf
 Rocky Hill Library - Adult Department  428.24 COOK    DUE 07-08-25
 Wethersfield Public Library - Non Fiction  ESL 421.54 COOK    Check Shelf
Edition Third edition.
Description x, 226 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm + 5 CD-ROMs ( 4 3/4 in.)
5 audio discs : digital,CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.
Note Includes index.
Summary Four all-new chapters in this expanded third edition discuss the psychology of accent acquisition, explain American voice quality, and present both students and teachers of American Engish with detailed pronunciation overviews. Five instructive audio CDs use professional male and female voices to complement the text and present in-depth demonstrations of American English as it is spoken today.
Contents Introduction : read this first -- The American sound -- Psycholinguistics -- General pronunciation -- American intonation -- Syllable stress -- Complex intonation -- Phrasing -- The miracle technique -- Grammar in a nutshell -- Reduced sounds -- Word connections -- Cat? Caught? Cut? -- Tee aitch -- The American T -- The American R -- The El -- S or Z? -- Review and epansion -- More reduced sounds -- "V" as in victory -- Tense and lax vowels -- The ridge -- Grammar in a bigger nutshell -- Practical application -- Nasal consonants -- Throaty consonants -- Nationality guides.
Subject English language -- United States -- Pronunciation.
English language -- United States -- Accents and accentuation.
English language -- Spoken English -- United States.
Americanisms.
Americanisms. (OCoLC)fst00807480
English language -- Accents and accentuation. (OCoLC)fst00910927
English language -- Pronunciation. (OCoLC)fst00911536
English language -- Spoken English. (OCoLC)fst00911654
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
ISBN 9781438071657 (book and CD package)
1438071655 (book and CD package)
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