Table of Contents Introduction: Read This First A Few Words On Pronunciation Preliminary Diagnostic Analysis Chapter 1 American Intonation Staircase Intonation Syllable Stress Complex Intonation Two-Word Phrases Grammar in a nutshell The Miracle Technique Reduced Sounds Word Groups and Phrasing ... Chapter 2 Word Connections 59 Chapter 3 Cat? Caught? Cut? Chapter 4 The American T Chapter 5 The El 85 Voice Quality Chapter 6 The American R.... 95 Chapters 1-6 Review and Expansion 101 Two, Three- and Four-Word Phrases Chapter 7 Tee Aitch 118 Chapter 8 More Reduced Sounds.. 121 Middle i list.… 125 Intonation and Attitude 128 Chapter 9"V"as in victory. 129 Chapter 10 S or Z? 131 Chapter 11 Tense and Lax Vowels 135 Grammar in a Bigger Nutshell Chapter 12 Nasal Consonants 145 Chapter 13 Thro Final Diagnostic Analysis +:+ 150 Chapters 1-13 Review and Expansion .......151 Nationality Guides… 172 Indian German… 189 r Key 193 Index… 197