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Sound Advantage: A Pronunciation Book » (New Edition)
Authors: Stacy A. Hagen, Patricia E. Grogan
ISBN-13: 9780138161903, ISBN-10: 0138161909
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Date Published: October 1991
Edition: New Edition
Author Biography: Stacy A. Hagen
Book Synopsis
Table of Contents
Preface.
To the Teacher.
Pronunciation Preview: A Guide to Using the Dictionary.
1. Syllable Recognition and Reduction.
2. Lax Vowels.
3. The Tense Vowels.
4. Troublesome Consonants.
5. Linking.
6. Consonant Replacements.
7. Common Reductions.
8. Sentence Rhythm.
9. Information Focus and Intonation.
10. Inflectional Endings.
11. Reductions in Consonant Clusters.
12. Contractions.
Appendix A: Consonant Practice.
Appendix B: Minimal Pair Practice with Consonants.
Appendix C: Minimal Pair Practice with Vowels.
Appendix D: General Rules for Predicting Stress (with Supplemental Practice). Transcripts for Listening Exercises.
To the Teacher.
Pronunciation Preview: A Guide to Using the Dictionary.
1. Syllable Recognition and Reduction.
2. Lax Vowels.
3. The Tense Vowels.
4. Troublesome Consonants.
5. Linking.
Part I: Linking with Vowels. Part II: Linking Identical Consonants.
6. Consonant Replacements.
7. Common Reductions.
8. Sentence Rhythm.
9. Information Focus and Intonation.
10. Inflectional Endings.
11. Reductions in Consonant Clusters.
12. Contractions.
Appendix A: Consonant Practice.
Appendix B: Minimal Pair Practice with Consonants.
Appendix C: Minimal Pair Practice with Vowels.
Appendix D: General Rules for Predicting Stress (with Supplemental Practice). Transcripts for Listening Exercises.
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