tailieunhanh - Sách American Accent Training

What Is Accent? Accent is a combination of three main components: intonation (speech music), liaisons (word connections), and pronunciation (the spoken sounds of vowels, consonants, and combinations). As you go along, you'll notice that you're being asked to look at accent in a different way. You'll also realize that the grammar you studied before and this accent you're studying now are completely different. Part of the difference is that grammar and vocabulary are systematic and structured— the letter of the language. Accent, on the other hand, is free form, intuitive, and creative— more the spirit. | Crp. 1 U3 185 American Training BARRON S A guide to speaking and pronouncing American English for everyone who speaks English as a second language Take the purr-sound approach to speaking LLstm to the rhythms of u M kcn Uuitfungr Imitate tin fluid nay of American speech Americans will understand you better and you ll andrrMJUid Ihrnt belter loo l took pronunciation cliwws for two yean at Princeton and in my opinion Imrrirrio Ircrw Trtiininfj is far superior Dr. 7- Kabala. Hydrologist A guide to speaking and pronouncing colloquial American English Second Edition Ann Cook Illustrated by Holly Forsyth Audio by Busy Signal Studios BARRON S Crp. 2 U3 185 This book is dedicated to Nate Cook. Also my special thanks for their extensive contributions to my editor Dimitry Popow Carolyn Jaeckin Dr. Maria Bruno Karina Lombard Dr. Hyouk-Keun Kim . Karl Althaus Adrian Wong Sergey Korshunov and Jerry Danielson at Busy Signal Studios. Copyright 2000 by Ann Cook http Prior edition copyright 1991 by Ann Cook. Portions of this book were previously published by Matrix Press. Copyright 1989 by Matrix Press All right reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by photostat microfilm xerography or any other means or incorporated into any information retrieval system electronic or mechanical without the written permission of the publisher. All inquiries should be addressed to Barron s Educational Series Inc. 250 Wireless Boulevard Hauppauge NY11788 http www. barronseduc. com International Standard Book No. 0-7641-1429-8 Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 99-75495 PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 987654321 e. .are. miio hmctb iii ii t WP Phonetic Table of Contents Read This First CD 1 Track 1 What Is Accent Can I Learn a New Accent Accent versus Pronunciation Which Accent Is Correct Why Is My Accent So Bad Less Than It Appears . More Than It Appears Language Is Fluent and Fluid A Few Words On Pronunciation CD 1 Track 2 Tense Vowels Lax .