Foreign accent management /
Menon, Mythri Srinivasan,
Foreign accent management / Mythri Srinivasan Menon. - 1 online resource (331 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgments; Preface: An Immigrant's Perspective; Introduction; 1. Communication: He Said, She Said, and Finally They Said!; 2. Oral-Motor Movements: Lip and Tongue Antics; 3. Language and Speech: Nuts and Bolts; 4. Phonetic Transcription: The "DNA" of the International Phonetic Alphabet; 5. Speech Sounds: Vowels; 6. Speech Sounds: Consonants; 7. Accent on Accents; 8. Auditory Discrimination: The Art of Listening; 9. Intonation: The Music of Language; 10. NonverbalCommunication: The Mime of Language; 11. Pronunciation: Eloquently Speaking. 12. Conversation: Strategies for SuccessConclusion: Some Final Thoughts ... and a Look Ahead; Postscript: Musings of an Immigrant; Glossary; References and Suggested Reading; Index.
This guide to the management of accents for non-native speakers of the English language of European, African, Asian, or Indian origin compiles numerous valuable techniques in Speech-Language Pathology that have been in use for many years along with practical ideas gathered from workshops, tutoring, and speech therapy practice. While this book will not erase one's accent, it can increase the readers awareness of accent modification and provide the tools and techniques to enhance and manage one's accent long-term.
9781597568364 (electronic bk.) 1597568368 (electronic bk.)
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.
English language--Accents and accentuation.
English language--Pronunciation by foreign speakers--Problems, exercises, etc.
English language--Spoken English--Problems, exercises, etc.
Oral communication--Problems, exercises, etc.
English language--Phonetics--Problems, exercises, etc.
Voice culture.
Phonetics.
Speech, Intelligibility of.
Speech Therapy--methods
Voice Training
Multilingualism
Phonetics
Speech Intelligibility
Speech-Language Pathology--methods
Anglais (Langue)--Manuels pour allophones.
Anglais (Langue)--Anglais parlé--Problèmes et exercices.
Communication orale--Problèmes et exercices.
Voix--Culture.
Phonétique.
Langage--Intelligibilité.
phonetics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--General.
English language.
English language--Accents and accentuation.
English language--Phonetics.
English language--Pronunciation by foreign speakers.
English language--Spoken English.
Oral communication.
Electronic books.
Electronic books--for foreign speakers. --Problems, exercises, etc.--Textbooks
Electronic books.
Electronic books--Problems, exercises, etc. --Textbooks --for foreign speakers.
Problems and exercises.
Textbooks--for foreign speakers.
PE1128 / .M417 2007eb
428.2/4
WL 340.2 / M547f 2006
Foreign accent management / Mythri Srinivasan Menon. - 1 online resource (331 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgments; Preface: An Immigrant's Perspective; Introduction; 1. Communication: He Said, She Said, and Finally They Said!; 2. Oral-Motor Movements: Lip and Tongue Antics; 3. Language and Speech: Nuts and Bolts; 4. Phonetic Transcription: The "DNA" of the International Phonetic Alphabet; 5. Speech Sounds: Vowels; 6. Speech Sounds: Consonants; 7. Accent on Accents; 8. Auditory Discrimination: The Art of Listening; 9. Intonation: The Music of Language; 10. NonverbalCommunication: The Mime of Language; 11. Pronunciation: Eloquently Speaking. 12. Conversation: Strategies for SuccessConclusion: Some Final Thoughts ... and a Look Ahead; Postscript: Musings of an Immigrant; Glossary; References and Suggested Reading; Index.
This guide to the management of accents for non-native speakers of the English language of European, African, Asian, or Indian origin compiles numerous valuable techniques in Speech-Language Pathology that have been in use for many years along with practical ideas gathered from workshops, tutoring, and speech therapy practice. While this book will not erase one's accent, it can increase the readers awareness of accent modification and provide the tools and techniques to enhance and manage one's accent long-term.
9781597568364 (electronic bk.) 1597568368 (electronic bk.)
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.
English language--Accents and accentuation.
English language--Pronunciation by foreign speakers--Problems, exercises, etc.
English language--Spoken English--Problems, exercises, etc.
Oral communication--Problems, exercises, etc.
English language--Phonetics--Problems, exercises, etc.
Voice culture.
Phonetics.
Speech, Intelligibility of.
Speech Therapy--methods
Voice Training
Multilingualism
Phonetics
Speech Intelligibility
Speech-Language Pathology--methods
Anglais (Langue)--Manuels pour allophones.
Anglais (Langue)--Anglais parlé--Problèmes et exercices.
Communication orale--Problèmes et exercices.
Voix--Culture.
Phonétique.
Langage--Intelligibilité.
phonetics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--General.
English language.
English language--Accents and accentuation.
English language--Phonetics.
English language--Pronunciation by foreign speakers.
English language--Spoken English.
Oral communication.
Electronic books.
Electronic books--for foreign speakers. --Problems, exercises, etc.--Textbooks
Electronic books.
Electronic books--Problems, exercises, etc. --Textbooks --for foreign speakers.
Problems and exercises.
Textbooks--for foreign speakers.
PE1128 / .M417 2007eb
428.2/4
WL 340.2 / M547f 2006