1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910823798803321

Autore

Menon Mythri Srinivasan

Titolo

Foreign accent management / / Mythri Srinivasan Menon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Diego, California ; ; Oxford,  England ; ; Brisbane, [Australia] : , : Plural Publishing Inc., , 2007

©2007

ISBN

1-59756-836-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (335 p.)

Disciplina

428.2/4

Soggetti

English language

English language - Accents and accentuation

English language - Pronunciation by foreign speakers

English language - Spoken English

Oral communication

English language - Phonetics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface: An Immigrant's Perspective; Introduction; 1. Communication: He Said, She Said, and Finally They Said!; 2. Oral-Motor Movements: Lip and Tongue Antics; 3. Language and Speech: Nuts and Bolts; 4. Phonetic Transcription: The "DNA" of the International Phonetic Alphabet; 5. Speech Sounds: Vowels; 6. Speech Sounds: Consonants; 7. Accent on Accents; 8. Auditory Discrimination: The Art of Listening; 9. Intonation: The Music of Language; 10. NonverbalCommunication: The Mime of Language; 11. Pronunciation: Eloquently Speaking

12. Conversation: Strategies for SuccessConclusion: Some Final Thoughts . . . and a Look Ahead; Postscript: Musings of an Immigrant; Glossary; References and Suggested Reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This guide to the management of accents for non-native speakers of the English language of European, African, Asian, or Indian origin compiles numerous valuable techniques in Speech-Language Pathology that have been in use for many years along with practical ideas gathered from workshops, tutoring, and speech therapy practice. While



this book will not erase one's accent, it can increase the readers awareness of accent modification and provide the tools and techniques to enhance and manage one's accent long-term.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910895776203321

Titolo

Boletim do Museu de Biologia Mello Leitão Nova Série

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Teresa, ES, Brasil : , : Ministério da Cultura, Instituto Brasileiro de Museus, Museu de Biologia Prof. Mello Leitão : , : Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlantica

ISSN

2318-9444

Soggetti

Natural history - Brazil

Botany - Brazil

Ethnobiology - Brazil

Ethnobiology

Botany

Natural history

Botànica

Biologia

Medi ambient

Periodicals.

Revistes electròniques.

Brazil

Brasil

Lingua di pubblicazione

Portoghese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico