American English Phonetics and Pronunciation Practice
Sobre este e-book
This book:
• provides an up-to-date description of the pronunciation of modern American English;
• demonstrates the use of each English phoneme with a selection of high-frequency words,
both alone and in context in sentences, idiomatic phrases and dialogues;
• provides examples and practice material on commonly confused sounds, including illustrative pronunciation diagrams;
• is supported by a companion website featuring complete audio recordings of practice material to check your pronunciation against;
• can be used not only for studying pronunciation in the classroom but also for independent practice.
American English Phonetics and Pronunciation Practice is essential reading for any student studying this topic.
Sobre o autor
Paul Carley is Lecturer in English at Fakeeh College for Medical Sciences, Jeddah, and has held posts at the University of Leicester, the University of Bedfordshire, and at the University of Applied Sciences Utrecht. He is a regular lecturer at the UCL Summer Course in English Phonetics.
Inger M. Mees is Associate Professor in the Department of Management, Society and Communication at the Copenhagen Business School. She has formerly held lectureships at the universities of Leiden and Copenhagen. She is on the academic staff of the UCL Summer Course in English Phonetics.
