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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,...

Hi, I had never heard of that expression, and it's just perfect! I've known some people from South Wales (Swansea and Cardiff, especially) and they really seemed to sing while speaking, because of their usage of intonation. It took me some time to get used to it, but it was not difficult...

I don't think it's called intonation. It's allophonic vowel length: vowel phonemes are realized as longer vowel allophones before voiced consonant phonemes in the coda of a syllable. This is found in all dialects of American English. Some American dialects have some phonemic vowel distinctions...

Hi,Americans use different intonation for vowel sounds in one-syllable words, according to the final consonant (whether it is voiced or unvoiced). Examples:Bit - Bid (the vowel in "bid" sounds different, it is on two levels of intonation)niece - knees (the vowel in "knees" is on two levels)cot -...

Wow, what a lot of nonesense.Is American English simply lazy English with disregard for the fundamentals of the language, or is it a valid simplification of an overly complex and irregular language?Huh? What are you talking about? I was hoping nobody would ask, but since you did, I much...

Yes; "dialect" relates to vocabulary, grammar, syntax, and accent. Accent relates partly to pronunciation, and partly to intonation. MrP

I agree with davkett. Suppose there's a wall to paint and a can of paint beside it. You wouldn't point to the wall and say "You have to paint it". You might point to the wall and say "You have to paint that". Similarly for the paint: You wouldn't point to the paint and say "You have to use...

The monotonic quality of the standard (flat) American accent (my own) makes me long for the intonations and inflections of British (or Celtic) English. Much more amenable to dramatic or poetric expression. In the hands of the right speaker, music. I suppose you could say that about a few American...

British, British, British and a thousand times more - BRITISH. I adore British accent, and it doesn't really matter whether it's regional official or anything; I think it's the most beautiful language, both in sound (i.e. pronunciation, and equally important - intonation) and richness, grammar,...

Yes, certainly, speech-language pathologists (SLPs) can help lessen a strong New York or southern dialect. It is not necessarily more difficult than a foreign accent to change - once you learn the specific characteristics of the dialect and how it differs from the standard American English...