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Re: Books for reference

Kooyeen — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:11:01 GMT

Hi,
if you mean "accent reduction" I can only tell you about one book I read (course with audio CDs), which is "American Accent Training" by Ann Cook. It seems to be the best for American English. If you need something similar for other dialects, you could try to search on Amazon.com for books on accent reduction. Good luck.

Re: How to change my accent?

Kooyeen — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:04:20 GMT

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Am really struggling with my accent...English people can't really understand some words what am saying...So any body advice me how to change my accent?

You might need an accent reduction course. Learn the sounds, learn how to connect words, learn to use a decent intonation, etc. It depends on the variety you want to learn though. For American English, I once read "American Accent Training" by Ann Cook. I found it vital for my English, learned a lot of things and I improved a lot. I can't say anything about British English or other dialects though. Good luck. :)

How do I pronounce those words in American Accent?

Lincoln Punch — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:48:31 GMT

Regularly

Particularly

Order

Murder

Those bold r sounds are really hard to pronounce. How do you pronounce those words in American English?

Re: If I'm used only to Standard English, might I have trouble understanding dialects?

bear2008 — Thu, 29 May 2008 17:31:16 GMT

Well, I assume that all British people know Standard English or the Queen's English as others call it.

And what about the American varieties? I know there is a general American accent. But I heard there are also varieties of American English. So, are those varieties great when compared to the General American accent?

Re: Learn American English, American Accent Training!

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:56:55 GMT

infact even im searchin 4 da same..

Re: American Accent Training!

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:07:50 GMT

hello arvin-

i hope you are still in paranaque, and willing to teach american english to my friend.

we come from bf homes, i have a chinese guy who needs to improve his speech to pass college.

if you can help, please reply to my email address asap.

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Hi Anon

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Re: Listening English

Kooyeen — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:31:18 GMT

Hi,
not that I know of. You "practice" listening in a variety of ways... just listen to the radio, watch some videos on Youtube, etc. If you find difficult to "listen", either you need to learn more words or you need to improve your pronunciation. I only know "American Accent Training" for American English... that helps students to understand how spoken American English works.

Re: Learn American English, American Accent Training!

Anonymous — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 03:17:07 GMT

thanks alot ..really i was search about it

Re: Poll: British English vs American English

Anonymous — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 23:06:44 GMT

I think the question for this topic was phrased wrong.

You should change it to:

English English VS. American English

It would help you understand the answer better

"american english" is such a peculiar phrase, a complete paradox in so many ways.

In any case there is not much difference between the two, Americanised English tends to have a strong basis of colloqial slurs - based on the strong accents of the first settlers. It tends to be more "rounder" "lazy" and "fluid"

I personally adore the accent found on most american male filmstars of the 1950's - So dignified.

Aside from that I find american accents quite irratating.

It doesnt sound very elegant/sophisticated and lacks clarity/definition.

We have so many strong regional accents in England, is is amazing how none of them filter down to the "standard" English.

Standard English is a very "clean" with a unnaccented sound, it is definetely the best for a learner and will help them to differentiate pronunciation of words more effectiveley.

It is also more respected by employers.

Re: Can anyone give me the phonetic guide for American English

Kooyeen — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:43:59 GMT

Hi David,
here you can find some stuff about American English. Vowels, consonants, lots of stuff...
http://evaeaston.com/pr/home.html

On that website there's also a link to this page, where the states are pronounced.
http://evaeaston.com/pr/states.html

If you need to know how to pronounce a word in American English (names of states and countries included), you can look it up on Merriam Webster online. You can also listen to the audio clips on this dictionary.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/

If you want to know more about American English (most important pronunciation features), you can check out this website. It's American Accent Training. There's some free stuff. If you can get that course somehow... it's useful. Check it out:
http://www.americanaccent.com/