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A guide to speaking and pronouncing colloquial
American English
Second Edition Ann Cook
Illustrated by Holly Forsyth Audio by Busy Signal Studios
BARRON'S
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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, ., Karl Althaus, Adrian Wong, Sergey Korshunov, and Jerry Danielson
at Busy Signal Studios.
© Copyright 2000 by Ann Cook,
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
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International Standard Book No. 0-7641-1429-8 Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 99-75495
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 987654321
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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
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