Tp 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, Ph. D, Karl Althaus, Adrian Wong, Sergey Korshunov, and Jerry Danielson at Busy signal Studios OCopyright2000byanNCook,http:/hvnv.americanaccent.com lor edition copyright@ 1991 by Ann Cook Portions of this book were previously published by Matrix Press O 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 All inquiries should be. addressed to: Barrons Educational Series, Inc. 250 Wireless Boulevard HauppaugeNy11788http://nww.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 KeiarelbHo HMeTb IlpHr wP Phonetic Table of contents Read This first CD I Track I What Is accent? Can i learn a new accent? Accent versus Pronunciation hich Accent Is Correct? why Is My accent so Bad? Less Than It Appears. More Than It Appears Language ls Fluent and Fluid A Few Words on pronunciation CD I Track 2 Tense Vowels? Lax Vowels? Voiced consonants Unvoiced consonants? Pronunciation points Telephone Tutoring Preliminary Diagnostic Analysis CD I Track 3 Chapter 1 american Intonation The American Speech Music CD I Track 4 What to Do with Your mouth to sound american American Intonation do's and don'ts What Exactly Is staircase Intonation? Three ways to Make Intonation Exercise 1-1: Rubber Band Practice with Nonsense Syllables CD I Track5 Staircase intonation CD I Track 6 Statement Intonation with Nouns Statement Intonation with pronouns CD I Track 8 Exercise 1-3: Noun and pronoun intonation CD I Track 9 Statement Versus Question Intonation CD TRack 10 Emotional or Rhetorical Question Intonation Exercise 1-4: Sentence Intonation test CD I Track 11 Exercise 1-5: Four main reasons for Intonation CD I Track 12 ew in Exercise 1-6 Pitch and meaning change CD I Track 13 Exercise 1-7: Individual Practice CD I Track 14 Exercise 1-8: meaning of pretty CD I Track 15 Exercise 1-9: Inflection CD I Track 16 Exercise 1-10: Individual practice D I Track 1This 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, Ph.D., Karl Althaus, Adrian Wong, Sergey Korshunov, and Jerry Danielson at Busy Signal Studios. © Copyright 2000 by Ann Cook, http://www.americanaccent.com 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 Желательно иметь шрифт 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 Vowels? Voiced Consonants? Unvoiced Consonants? Pronunciation Points Telephone Tutoring Preliminary Diagnostic Analysis CD 1 Track 3 Chapter 1 American Intonation The American Speech Music CD 1 Track 4 What to Do with Your Mouth to Sound American American Intonation Do's and Don'ts What Exactly Is Staircase Intonation? Three Ways to Make Intonation Exercise 1-1: Rubber Band Practice with Nonsense Syllables CD 1 Track 5 Staircase Intonation CD 1 Track 6 Statement Intonation with Nouns Statement Intonation with Pronouns CD 1 Track 8 Exercise 1-3; Noun and Pronoun Intonation CD 1 Track 9 Statement Versus Question Intonation CD 1 Track 10 Emotional or Rhetorical Question Intonation Exercise 1-4: Sentence Intonation Test CD 1 Track 11 Exercise 1-5: Four Main Reasons for Intonation CD 1 Track 12 1. New Information 2. Opinion 3. Contrast 4. Can't Exercise 1-6: Pitch and Meaning Change CD 1 Track 13 Exercise 1-7: Individual Practice CD 1 Track 14 Exercise 1-8: Meaning of "Pretty" CD 1 Track 15 Exercise 1-9: Inflection CD 1 Track 16 Exercise 1-10; Individual Practice CD 1 Track 17 Стр. 2 из 185