"American Accent Drills for British and Australian Speakers provides a comprehensive guide to learning a General American Accent, made specifically for native English speakers. Unlike most American accent guides, which are geared toward ESL learners, this handbook covers only the shifts that En...

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1. Verfasser:	Quaid, Amanda (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	New York, NY Routledge 2020
Schlagworte:	English language / United States / Pronunciation by foreign speakers English language / Spoken English / United States / Problems, exercises, etc
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Zusammenfassung:	"American Accent Drills for British and Australian Speakers provides a comprehensive guide to learning a General American Accent, made specifically for native English speakers. Unlike most American accent guides, which are geared toward ESL learners, this handbook covers only the shifts that English speakers need to make - nothing more, nothing less. In addition to vowel and consonant drills, it covers the finer points of American intonation and elision, features that often elude English speakers of other dialects. Finally, it provides exercises for "owning" the dialect, finding authenticity and making it work for each individual actor in their own way. This is an excellent resource for students of Speech and Dialects courses, actors from the UK, Australia, and New Zealand, and advanced ESL learners who need to use an American accent on screen or on stage. American Accent Drills for British and Australian Speakers also includes access to downloadable audio files of the practice drills featured in the book, to help students practice and perfect their American accent"--
Beschreibung:	Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 03, 2020)
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (xi, 94 pages)
ISBN:	9780429347122 042934712X 9781000037005 1000037002 9781000036954 1000036952 9781000036909 1000036901