American English Pronunciation Breakthrough

Author: Gene Yates
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Publish Date: 2001-08-01
Features: This book is divided into four parts: Vowels, Consonants, Stress Patterns, and Intonation Patterns. Each sound is treated as an independent unit based on pronunciation rather than spelling. The book includes explanations and diagrams to show you how to pronounce the sounds. It provides examples of all possible pronunciations and various spellings of speech. The book also details meaningful, unique stress and intonation patterns with examples for practice. The accompanying audio cassette includes all the examples, demonstrated with standard American English pronunciation, and provides pauses for you to follow along. The book includes exercises, quizzes, and training materials to help you ensure you are hearing and pronouncing correctly. Comprehensive and innovative in its approach, this book is an excellent guide for English learning.