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American English Sounds and Sound Changes©: A Self-help Tutorial for the Non-Native Speaker of American English and Speech Theraphy for American English - Couverture souple

Kalinowski, Bob

 
9781491727775: American English Sounds and Sound Changes©: A Self-help Tutorial for the Non-Native Speaker of American English and Speech Theraphy for American English

Synopsis

SOUNDS © a textbook of a plurality of American English sounds that leads the reader through the ABC's detailing placement and feel of lips, tongue, and teeth; amount of air flow through the mouth or nose to make each sound; and a description of how the sound should look in the specifically sized and shaped provided mirror. The text describes diphthongs, vowels, and sound changes, lip positioning, air flow/amount, and its path as it passes from the lungs through the mouth or nose to create the desired sound. The text includes sensory tests for you to determine the correctness of a sound. The book is being used in Italy and Thailand to teach American English and being used in various school districts in Southern California as an aide for linguistic teachers, speech pathologists, and therapists working with children with impediments, and ESL adults.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

SOUNDS © a textbook of a plurality of American English sounds that leads the reader through the ABC's detailing placement and feel of lips, tongue, and teeth; amount of air flow through the mouth or nose to make each sound; and a description of how the sound should look in the specifically sized and shaped provided mirror. The text describes diphthongs, vowels, and sound changes, lip positioning, air flow/amount, and its path as it passes from the lungs through the mouth or nose to create the desired sound. The text includes sensory tests for you to determine the correctness of a sound. The book is being used in Italy and Thailand to teach American English and being used in various school districts in Southern California as an aide for linguistic teachers, speech pathologists, and therapists working with children with impediments, and ESL adults.

Biographie de l'auteur

BA in English, Sociology & Classical Languages MA in English Completed class requirements for PhD in Humanities (too many problems). Publications Manager over forty people; writer in the Space and Electronics industry for over thirty years working with scientists and engineers from all over the world. Volunteered teaching American English to children and adults in LA inner city. Married for forty-four years with two children and nine grandchildren (two have speech problems.)

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