Clear Speech: Pronunciation and Listening Comprehension in North American English ( Paperback ),9780521543545

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Clear Speech: Pronunciation and Listening Comprehension in North American English ( Paperback )

by Judy B. Gilbert

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3rd

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9780521543545

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0521543541

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Pub. Date:

11/29/2004

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Cambridge University Press

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Pronunciation and Listening Comprehension in North American English This is a revised and expanded version of the highly successful and innovative pronunciation text for intermediate to high-intermediate students of North American English. The Clear Speech, Third Edition, Student's Book provides learners with visual representations of important pronunciation features, such as voicing and syllable length. It features a reordered table of contents, a greater emphasis on listening recognition, and more coverage of vowel sounds. It also contains a Student Audio CD, so students can practice many of the exercises on their own.

Acknowledgments
To the student
To the teacher
Clear listening test
Clear speaking test
Rhythm: number of syllables	p. 1
Sounds
Stops and continuants	p. 8
More stops and continuants: grammar	p. 16
Rhythm: stops and syllable length	p. 25
Sounds: Voicing	p. 31
Concentrating on sibilants	p. 37
Rhythm: voicing and syllable length	p. 45
Words
Stress: vowel length	p. 54
Stress: vowel clarity	p. 58
Word stress patterns	p. 63
Sentences
Basic Emphasis Pattern: content words	p. 72
Basic Emphasis Pattern: structure words	p. 77
Conversation
Focus 1 : pitch patterns used for emphasis	p. 86
Focus 2: emphasizing structure words	p. 94
Intonation: pitch direction of questions	p. 103
Intonation: thought groups (1)	p. 108
Intonation: thought groups (2)	p. 113
App. A Vowels	p. 118
App. B Additional work on consonants	p. 124
App. C Student's own dictation	p. 132
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