Introduction
The second edition of Pronouncing American English: Sounds, Stress, and Intonation enhances and expands upon the comprehensive array of activities offered in the first edition.
To make learning and teaching with Pronouncing American English more effective and satisfying, the second edition has been correlated with the following publication:
The Newbury House Dictionary of American English. Containing more than 40,000 entries with clear and simple definitions, The Newbury House Dictionary of American English is the first learner's dictionary developed from an American English vocabulary base. Pronouncing American English and The Newbury House Dictionary have been designed as companion volumes; both employ the International Phonetic Alphabet (I.P.A).
For those who are not familiar with the first edition, Pronouncing American English is a pronunciation text for students of English as a second or foreign language. It is suitable for high-beginning-level learners who are developing this skill, as well as for intermediate and advanced students who wish to perfect their pronunciation. Beginning students can learn “correct” pronunciation in the very early stages of speaking, and intermediate and advanced learners can improve their oral proficiency.
The materials in the second edition retain the comprehensive approach used in the first edition. The text is still as complete and appropriate for individual use as it is for class use. What makes this edition different from the first is the addition of subjects that had not been included or fully developed in the earlier edition. New sections, exercises, and activities, along with more pair work and pair-practice activities, have been added. The use of authentic language in these exercises and activities serves to encourage the student to independent self-monitoring.
More definitions of vocabulary that students may not be familiar with have been added, with more illustrations and footnoted words. The vocabulary used is accessible to students at a variety of levels. Boldface letters, instead of capital letters, are now used to indicate the stressed syllable in words of two or more syllables. Several of the illustrations of the mouth charts for the production of the vowels and consonants have been made clearer, as have the explanations for place and manner of articulation.
This text addresses the problems shared by speakers from various countries of the world who have large categories of speech difficulties in common. It can be used in a classroom with the teacher modeling the material for the students, with the tape cassettes in a language laboratory class, or with the tape cassettes by students working alone, in pairs, or in groups.
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Pages: 357Language: English
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