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Here we speak about communication most often in how a foreign accent affects others ability to understand and relate to you in the professional and social realms. But today lets look at body language. I came across this <a href="http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6461.html" target="_blank">interesting article</a> in the Harvard Business School website on how your body language affects you. Not on how it effects others. <br />
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Did you know that your body language sends messages to you? In real and measurable ways. When you have a bold pose such as hands behind your head, with your feet on your desk, or with both hands on your desk leaning over the desk, actually increasing testosterone while lowering cortisol numbers. Body language changes physical activity in your body and can change your perception of yourself. <br />
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The author does point out however that even more important than body language is the warmth that you communicate with. Having a good idea or being an expert in a field only gets you so far. Communicating your ideas and knowledge with warmth is what helps you bring people in, so they can hear you and understand your point of view. <br />
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The take-away is to meet people where they are, stay calm and patient and really listen to them even when it is your idea or expertise that you would like to share. People in general want to be understood not lectured to. <br />
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Lynn Founder of<a href="http://www.accentmaster.com/" target="_blank"> Accent Master</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading, to view some free videos come see me at www.AccentMaster.com</div>Lynn Bohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520561918020759932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427052681921582439.post-40816441848330962622013-08-29T11:07:00.000-07:002013-08-29T11:07:48.267-07:00Foreign Accents<br />
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I was reading on an anonymous board the other day and saw<a href="http://www.urbanbaby.com/topics/watched" target="_blank"> this</a> "conversation" on accents. The original question was: "do you look down on people with accents?" Overall the responders say no, they don't look down on those with accents, regional or foreign. However some did say that they found foreign accent's "frustrating" and that the grammar mistakes make them "so impatient".<br />
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As an ESL speaker do you find other foreign accents in the workplace frustrating? Do you think two people communicating with different language backgrounds tend to have more difficulty or do you think that there understanding of the challenges of speaking English help them be more patient and therefore better at understanding. other ESL speakers?<br />
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Lynn Founder of <a href="http://www.accentmaster.com/" target="_blank">Accent Master </a><br />
<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading, to view some free videos come see me at www.AccentMaster.com</div>Lynn Bohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520561918020759932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427052681921582439.post-2789303179187780812013-08-21T06:53:00.000-07:002013-08-21T06:57:09.323-07:005 Bad Words<br />
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Looking around the internet for some marketing insight I came across <a href="https://www.openforum.com/articles/the-power-of-language-5-wicked-words-that-are-sabotaging-your-success/" target="_blank">this great article </a>by Ivana Taylor, a marketing expert. I felt that it wasn't just great for me, but also for my accent reduction clients. As ESL speakers there is a tendency to stick with tried and true vocabulary words, the "safe bet". It maybe time to take a look at some of these habitual phrases and words to consider their impact on your image, mindset and meaning.<br />
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Do you recognize certain catch phrases or words popping up in your speech often? Do you say "awesome" automatically for any good news? How about "excellent". Could you shake it up a bit? This can be especially necessary if you find yourself using trendy slang words like "dude", "bummer", "what the" These phrases can definitely downgrade your image in the workplace. <br />
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Perhaps you need to consider the words that Ivana brings to light, such as "try", "should", "want to". You will set up that meeting or make that call, you won't "try to". It sets up a wishy washy image and sends your own subconscious the message that it has wiggle room to get out of it. You will do what you say, you will not merely "try to" .<br />
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What are your 5 bad words?<br />
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I came across this interesting article at the website Freakanomics <a href="http://www.freakonomics.com/2012/02/28/bad-news-for-people-with-hard-to-pronounce-names/" target="_blank">here</a>. All in all it says that in 5 independent studies the easier one's name is to pronounce the greater success a person experiences. This article did not imply that unfamiliar or foreign names were necessarily a problem, the name it seems just must be easy for people to say.<br />
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It is an interesting concept. Do you feel that presenting with an "Americanized" version of your given name is a good idea or do you think it misrepresents you? Would you find an American living in your country who gives a name easier for the people of your country to understand or pronounce as being considerate or dishonest? <br />
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Additionally do you think it is the responsibility of the people in America to try a bit harder to understand and pronounce a greater variety of names, or is the responsibility to the new American to fit in by choosing a variety of their name that American's can pronounce easily?<br />
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Let me know what you think by leaving a comment.<br />
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Lynn founder of <a href="http://www.accentmaster.com/index.htm" target="_blank">Accent Master</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Linking</span></b></span></div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The third feature of rhythm that we
teach at<a href="http://www.accentmaster.com/index.htm" target="_blank"> Accent Maste</a>r is linking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
is how words flow together so that you don’t have a halting sound to your
speech.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many words can be linked
together not just making you sound smoother but saving even more time in pronouncing
words that are unstressed, an important skill for the ESL speaker</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Let’s get started with our first
example of linking:</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When saying: “An easy test” you will actually
say</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“aneasy test” It may sound like “a<u>knees</u>E
test”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We don’t’ say “An<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Easy <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Test” This can sound stiff and formal. </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In this example “It’s like ashes”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Do you hear cashes when you flow the
words together?</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">These are examples of a final
consonant sound (not letter) linking to the word following that begins with the
vowel. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Say these phrases using
smooth linking between the consonants and the vowels</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Try these:</span></span></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The speaker’s attitude</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> <span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">To check in</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Some other ones</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Homework assignments</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Writing essays </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> <span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">One example</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In October</span><br />
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">You can also link a final vowel to a
word that begins with a vowel. Sometimes this requires that you insert a w or y
sound between</span></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Try these:</span></span> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As in </span>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Go on</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Carry out</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Two algorithms </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Knew about it</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Now it’s over</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Three offices</span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><br />
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Another situation in which linking
works is when a word ends with a stop consonant ( stop consonant is one that is
made by stopping the airflow and then releasing it as in /p/,/d/, /t/, /k/,
/g/, and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>/b/) and the next word begins
with a stop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In these cases we stop the
airflow and change the place of articulation without releasing the air in
between </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For example: “Like music”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Don’t release the air after the /k/
just flow right into music “likmusic”</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Try these:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A hard night</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A good memory</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The right moment</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Stick together</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Keep notes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Stop trying</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pop quiz</span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><br />
<br />
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<br /></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">
</span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">So the three rules for linking are:</span></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Final consonant sound (not letter)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>linking to the word following that
begins with the vowel</span></li>
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<br /></div>
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<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Final vowel to a word that begins with a vowel.
Sometimes this requires that you insert a w or y sound between</span></li>
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<br /></div>
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<li class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A word ending with a stop and the next word begins with
a stop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></li>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading, to view some free videos come see me at www.AccentMaster.com</div>Lynn Bohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520561918020759932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427052681921582439.post-12818385121818943182013-08-01T07:36:00.001-07:002013-08-02T07:54:55.266-07:00Part 2 for Learning the Rhythym of American English<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<br />Advanced ESL students working on accent reduction or as I prefer to think of it; learning an American accent is rhythm. This is part two of a 3 part blogging series <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Another feature of rhythm is
trimming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This means using standard
reductions in your speech.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This does not
cause you to sound uneducated or sloppy, but rather fluent and smooth Trimming also includes some of the third feature of rhythm, linking. Linking is the running together of two words when speaking. We will discuss linking in greater detail in part 2, but we will hear a bit about this in this lesson as well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Contractions are a good way to trim
extra sounds from your speech.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many ESL speakers do not feel comfortable using contractions but they are necessary in
spoken English to keep the flow, often what happens is instead of using these
shortcuts, word endings such as –ed or articles such as a or the or
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Here is a list of some common contractions, there are many more. Choose one contraction to incorporate into your speech each day. Use them to become more comfortable with them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Now in American English using reductions when combing words is a familiar way of speaking. In most professional fields using these reductions is accepted and expected. Speaking in an overly enunciated way can feel stuffy or stand offish to the listener. Having a friendly and casual demeanor in speech is attractive and puts people at ease. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The second list is an approximation of how the words sound in connected speech. If possible you should record yourself (many computers have recording capabilities if you have a microphone) using both the separated words in a sentence and the connected words. This should help you maintain the alternating stress pattern in your speech as you will "save time" by reducing these low content words and use that time to stress the high content words. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Remember knowing what to differently is very important, but using what you know is key. Good luck and look for part 3!</span><br />
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading, to view some free videos come see me at www.AccentMaster.com</div>Lynn Bohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520561918020759932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427052681921582439.post-23845495160946860742013-07-30T10:21:00.000-07:002013-08-02T07:51:22.391-07:00Part 1: Learning the American Speech Rythym<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />One of the issues I find when working with ESL clients learning accent reduction at<a href="http://www.accentmaster.com/Individuals/Individuals.htm" target="_blank"> Accent Master</a> is the tendency to bring in the rhythm of their first language when speaking American English. Changing the rhythm is challenging but not impossible. So follow this 3 part series on rhythym in American English.<br />
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Rhythm the beat or prosody of speech. The way you sound when you imitate an American's speech in your own language. Each language has there own sound or rhythm. To speak with the American rhythm their are 3 features to consider:<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Alternation</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Linking</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Trimming </span>
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Here we will look at alternation of stress in sentences. <br />
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Alternation</h2>
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Alternation simply means to alternate between stressed and
unstressed words or syllables. Heavier stress occurs at approximately regular
intervals of time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With the weaker words
syllables squeezed in between. It important to realize that one vowel carries the stress for the word, so the whole word is not longer and louder but the stressed vowel or syllable does. For more information word stress please go to that post: <a href="http://accentmaster.blogspot.com/2009/06/word-stress-video.html" target="_blank">word stress video</a>.</div>
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Words that will carry more stress will be<b> longer,
louder and with a fully produced vowel </b>sound.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The stress in a message unit is generally found on content words or loud
function words. </div>
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Content words include</div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Nouns</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Verbs</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Adjectives</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Adverbs</li>
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Loud function words are words that carry important
grammatical meaning such as</div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Question words</li>
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Who, what when where why
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<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Demonstrative pronouns: demonstrate thing or things<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>this, those, that</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>And negatives: no, not</li>
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While our soft function words that <b>do no</b>t receive stress are
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<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Is, are</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Pronouns: he , she, they, them etc..</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Articles a, the</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Prepositions: in, on, under etc</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Conjunctions and, but , also, </li>
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Not that they can be left off!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just because they are not stressed does not
mean that they do not serve a great informational purpose.</div>
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Say the following sentences stress the words bolded: </div>
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Ear<b>ly</b> to <b>bed</b> and ear<b>ly</b> to <b>rise</b>, makes a <b>man</b> heal<b>thy</b> weal<b>thy</b>
and <b>wise</b></div>
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Hope of <b>gain</b> lessons <b>pain
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In the following sentences I put first just the stressed
words then added soft function words.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Adding on the soft function words barely changes the amount of time it
takes to say the sentences. </div>
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<span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>Friends<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>need<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>help
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My friends have needed help</div>
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My friends have been needing some help</div>
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<span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>Proposals due Friday</div>
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Our proposal’s due Friday</div>
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Our proposal’s due on Friday</div>
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Our proposal should have been due Friday</div>
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Here I put the stress mark as close to the stressed vowel of the stressed words as possible. Try to copy the pattern. American English does have an up and down flow to it. </div>
<b><br /></b>Immig<b>rati</b>on to the U<b>nit</b>ed S<b>tate</b>s has been a<b> maj</b>or source of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_growth" title="Population growth"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast;"><b>pop</b>ulation
growth</span></a> and <b>cultural</b> <b>change</b><br />
through<b>out</b> much of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States" title="History of the United States"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast;"><b>histo</b>ry of the Un<b>ite</b>d <b>States</b></span></a>..
In <b>2</b>006 the <b>United States</b> accepted more <b>leg</b>al <br />
<b>immi</b>grants as <b>perm</b>anent<b> resi</b>dents
than all other count<b>ries </b>in the world com<b>bin</b>ed. <b>Aft</b>er <b>ethn</b>ic quotas <br />
on
immi<b>gratio</b>n were re<b>mov</b>ed in 19<b>6</b>5 the n<b>um</b>ber of <b>act</b>ual (first-generation) <b>immi</b>grants<b>
livi</b>ng in <br />
the U<b>nite</b>d <b>Stat</b>es <b>quadr</b>upled, from <b>9.</b>6 million in 19<b>70</b> to about <b>3</b>8
<b>mill</b>ion in <b>2</b>007. Over one <b>mil</b>lion<br />
<b>pe</b>ople were<b> </b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturalization" title="Naturalization"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast;"><b>natu</b>ralized</span></a>
as <b>U.</b>S. <b>citi</b>zens in <b>2</b>008. The l<b>eadi</b>ng countr<b>ies</b> of <b>or</b>igin of<b> imm</b>igrants to<br />
the
U<b>nit</b>ed <b>Stat</b>es were <b>Mex</b>ico, Ind<b>ia</b>, the Philip<b>pine</b>s, and <b>Chin</b>a. Nearly 1<b>4</b> <b>mil</b>lion
i<b>mmi</b>grants<br />
<b>ent</b>ered the U<b>nite</b>d <b>State</b>s from<b> 2</b>000 to 20<b>10</b>.<br />
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<sup><span style="font-size: 22.0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">It is challenging to alternate the stress. The benefits though are real. The American ear is trained to hear this pattern so when English is produced with an accented rhythm it does cause a delay in understanding what is being said. Important information maybe missed. </span></span></sup>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Five Tips to Improve Your English Pronunciation Now!</span></span></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;">English
flows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has been said that the
rhythm of English is like that of jazz.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Often new speakers of English are told to slow down; this can
actually cause more difficulty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>English words are often connected as in “how-are you” The first two
words sound like one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you
separate each word you will end up sounding robotic. </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;">The
/th/ sound, this one is not found in many languages, with the exception of
Greek and Cotillion Spanish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
good news is that it is easy to see in the mirror.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take a look in the mirror.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whisper this sentence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He thought a bath would be a good thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You should see your tongue sticking out
just a bit between your teeth 3 times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The most common mistake is to replace /th/ with a /d/ or /t/.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just move that tongue out a bit and you
will have it.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;">Listen
to a book on tape.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This will be an
excellent example of English spoken well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Listening to well produced English is one of the best things you
can do for yourself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Training the
ear to “stop hearing with an accent” is crucial to accent modification
success.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;">How
about that /r/? The American /r/ is different than most.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is no contact from the tongue to
any other part of the mouth when producing the /r/ sounds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just curl the tongue tip back and let
the air flow out around it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;">Here
is a simple tip about /s/ and /z/.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Often in American English we like to write s and then produce a
/z/.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As in the final position of
words.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If an s follows a vowel or a
silent sound at the end of a word it is produced as a /z/.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here are some examples.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></li>
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s that is produced as a /z/<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>s
that sounds like an /s/</div>
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Cries <span style="mso-tab-count: 5;"> </span>hits</div>
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Beds<span style="mso-tab-count: 5;"> </span>tacks</div>
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Rays<span style="mso-tab-count: 5;"> </span>bells</div>
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The most important thing you can do now is practice these 5 tips. Then go our and use them in conversation. Put on your American accent in low pressure situations, like ordering your coffee or talking to a sales person on the phone. Then try it out on acquaintances until you feel confident to start using these new patterns in conversations that are more intense for example with a boss, a colleague or a client. </div>
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Lynn founder of ;<br />
<a href="http://www.accentmaster.com/Individuals/Individuals.htm" target="_blank">Accent Master</a></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading, to view some free videos come see me at www.AccentMaster.com</div>Lynn Bohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520561918020759932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427052681921582439.post-20478163827478350012013-07-19T10:26:00.003-07:002013-08-02T08:00:40.517-07:00IntonationHow important is intonation, well fairly. At <a href="http://www.accentmaster.com/Individuals/Individuals.htm" target="_blank">Accent Master</a> I find many of my ESL learners find the up and down, sing song typical of American English challenging to imitate in conversational speech.<br />
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Intonation carries the implied meaning in a sentence. The general pattern of your speech can imply that you are down, or very excited or that you are asking a question. <br />
for example if you say the <br />
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"I can write the report" it is a simple statement. <br />
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If you say<br />
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"I can write the REPORT" with a rising inflection, you may sound incredulous or questioning. So if you want to come off as sure and capable, but you use a rising intonation you may actually sound unsure and incapable. <br />
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So we can safely say that intonation is as important as any other aspect of advanced spoken American English. You don't want to be implying the wrong message. <br />
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Practice stressing the highlighted words in each sentence: Stress the words by making them slightly louder, longer and higher pitch. <br />
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">You told him
not to speak to the press. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">You</span></b><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"> told him
not to speak to the press. - <i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Implying that
it was all there idea<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">You<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> told</b> him not to speak to the press. - <i>More natural stress pattern<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">3.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">You told <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">him </b>not to speak to the press.- <i>Contrastive you told him, but not
someone else<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">4.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">You told him<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> not</b> to speak to the press. - <i>Clarification</i> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">You told him not to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">speak</b> to the press. -<i>Contrastive you
told him not to speak to the press, but you didn’t say anything about writing a
letter.</i> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">6.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">You told him not to speak to the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">press</b>. - <i>Contrastive he’s not to speak to
the press but maybe he could speak to another person</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Write down some common sentences from your daily life and practice changing the stress pattern. Practice is key! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Lynn Founder of</span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhma_SU7oKnZxhRMBIbfPXWiPhJCcbYye3dPDb1BqkYuayiY8jIyqlt6wEEEO8iXdgHI1uFm8x4T0fREQqNh6tO2ttdYR8uHEK5GJLFE55pihlTHScveTL1DvaztzzeBRlCohFpMQsjl7o/s1600/AM+globe3+final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading, to view some free videos come see me at www.AccentMaster.com</div>Lynn Bohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520561918020759932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427052681921582439.post-58586812550791434072013-07-16T08:11:00.002-07:002013-08-02T08:04:26.037-07:00Spoken English's Real Impact on Your Life<br />
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So here we are in the heat of the summer, and I think it is a good time really think about our speech and how it truly is impacting the impression we make on the world. How are we representing ourselves? Do we put our best foot forward or do we just muddle through. I am guessing that if you read a blog on spoken American English that you must be some one striving for more, to always put your best foot forward, as I find most of our clients at <a href="http://www.accentmaster.com/Individuals/Individuals.htm" target="_blank">Accent Master</a> to be, they work on accent reduction or put a clearer way learning an American accent to improve their chances at promotions, being project managers, getting hired, making a clearer sales pitch. Successful people that don't give up on taking it one step further. <br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lets really evaluate how our speech affects our progress, our lives. Be honest with your self</span></span><br />
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<li>I am asked to repeat myself how many time in a day? </li>
<li>I avoid using certain words </li>
<li>I may have experienced because of my accent:</li>
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lost job opportunities <br />
looked over for promotion<br />
networking connections<br />
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<li>I avoid networking or job socialization because I was nervous about my communication skills </li>
<li>I feel out of place socializing because I am misunderstood </li>
<li>In casual conversation I am </li>
<li>When explaining complex ideas my accent interferes </li>
<li>Talking on the phone in English </li>
<li>I try to speak with an American accent when speaking English </li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="color: blue;"> Speaking with an American accent would improve</span></span> <br />
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<li>confidence</li>
<li>work/job performance</li>
<li>social life</li>
<li>public speaking</li>
<li>desire to share ideas</li>
<li>leadership skills</li>
<li>client relationships</li>
<li>others perception of my abilities</li>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;">Because of my accent people see me as: </span></span><br />
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<li>More naive</li>
<li>less capable</li>
<li>nicer</li>
<li> more knowledgeable</li>
<li>less knowledgeable</li>
<li>not precise</li>
<li>less educated</li>
<li>more educated</li>
<li>a leader</li>
<li>a mediator</li>
<li>less friendly </li>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;">If I meet someone with a different accent then myself it effects my perception of them </span></span><br />
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<li>More naive</li>
<li>less capable</li>
<li>nicer</li>
<li> more knowledgeable</li>
<li>less knowledgeable</li>
<li>not precise</li>
<li>less educated</li>
<li>more educated</li>
<li>a leader</li>
<li>a mediator</li>
<li>less friendly</li>
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So what did you find? More positive associations with speaking nonstandard or accent American English? Or more negative? For more videos and tips for speaking standard American English please go to: <a href="http://accentmaster.com/">Accent Master.com</a> <br />
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Successful communication is within your reach!<br />
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Lynn Founder of<br />
<a href="http://www.accentmaster.com/Individuals/Individuals.htm" target="_blank">Accent Master </a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading, to view some free videos come see me at www.AccentMaster.com</div>Lynn Bohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520561918020759932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427052681921582439.post-35102147569866449172013-05-26T16:57:00.001-07:002013-08-02T08:06:59.790-07:00Vowels<br />
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Oh those American vowels. My clients at <a href="http://www.accentmaster.com/Individuals/Individuals.htm" target="_blank">Accent Master</a> tell me how challenging they are in our accent reduction classes. They are trouble. In fact is it takes 15 phonetic symbols to represent all of the vowels in American English. The trouble really begins when you realize that there are only 5 alphabetical symbols for those same vowels!
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In fact the most common vowel sound known as schwa and produced as "uh" is not represented by any of the alphabet letters. But it can be represented by almost any vowel letter.
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Knowing these facts alone can help you listen more carefully and imitate what you hear.
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Here are some tips:
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/a/ or 'ah' can be written with a or o.
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Hot
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pot
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mom
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log
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calm
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A is produced as "aah" <br />
hat
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Pat
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fat
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rat<br />
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A is changed to "ay" when the silent E is added to the end of the word as in:<br />
hate<br />
fate<br />
rate <br />
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e is produced as 'eh"
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pet
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let
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set
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met<br />
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the letter E can sound like "i" when there is a silent letter E at the end<br />
Pete<br />
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/I/ said as "ih" can be written as i,y
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six
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if
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milk
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gym
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myth
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/U/ said as 'oo' can be written as 'oo' or 'u'
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took
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foot
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full
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push<br />
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And remember when two vowels go walking the first vowel does the talking<br />
meat<br />
treat<br />
boat<br />
moat<br />
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Writing and pronouncing do not match up in English. Listen to the TV or to a conversation with your eyes closed. Best is to read along while listening to a book, the newest Kindles have this feature which can be very helpful to English language learners. <br />
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Good luck and post any questions you may have!<br />
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Lynn founder of<br />
<a href="http://www.accentmaster.com/Individuals/Individuals.htm" target="_blank">Accent Master </a><br />
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading, to view some free videos come see me at www.AccentMaster.com</div>Lynn Bohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520561918020759932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427052681921582439.post-17101428739203638832009-06-25T09:04:00.000-07:002013-08-02T08:08:48.139-07:00Word Stress Video<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyYdZu1xrRuydRx9dkKk9gE1MDZNgNNs8H1g_62XPD1mecMflvysCl7gUK-xHREuynP0NWymOJLhMZ80Ct5IA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />
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Enjoy this complete video from <a href="http://www.accentmaster.com/Individuals/Individuals.htm" target="_blank">Accent Master</a> on how to stress the correct syllable of multi-syllabic words. An important feature of accent reduction for ESL learners.<br />
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Lynn Founder of<br />
<a href="http://www.accentmaster.com/Individuals/Individuals.htm" target="_blank">Accent Master</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading, to view some free videos come see me at www.AccentMaster.com</div>Lynn Bohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520561918020759932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427052681921582439.post-91359784530616655182009-04-23T14:20:00.000-07:002013-08-02T08:11:12.191-07:00Intonation!Here I am once again tackling intonation! This is because it is one of the best ways to be a clear communicator. My clients at<a href="http://www.accentmaster.com/Individuals/Individuals.htm" target="_blank"> Accent Master</a> find practice is the key to mastering this feature of accent reduction. I think that many people are fearful of using this skill. Perhaps they are lacking confidence. But there is an expression that you must "fake it, until you make it!" <br />
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Simply put just go out and do it until you feel more comfortable and natural. The full story and lesson is under podcast on the left-hand column. Simple click the white bar and you can listen to a great podcast on intonation and how to use it well!<br />
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Lynn Founder of<br />
<a href="http://www.accentmaster.com/Individuals/Individuals.htm" target="_blank">Accent Master </a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading, to view some free videos come see me at www.AccentMaster.com</div>Lynn Bohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520561918020759932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427052681921582439.post-87564171959845360682009-03-11T10:00:00.000-07:002013-08-05T09:30:55.003-07:00Can can't<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOm1Mc-v-IF4nM0srCh8axdfevsyGkT9eo7JzZIQ4FfCGP1t5sKAMpWSvWvyFap5FnnypkLTsyQLSeJ-OFJmu6lXJHymyX4xiPBrPiAGjkj8NCTmgG8EVXTId-EWB6FsnQu9LnlLlBC6k/s1600-h/19207562.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311979515270168146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOm1Mc-v-IF4nM0srCh8axdfevsyGkT9eo7JzZIQ4FfCGP1t5sKAMpWSvWvyFap5FnnypkLTsyQLSeJ-OFJmu6lXJHymyX4xiPBrPiAGjkj8NCTmgG8EVXTId-EWB6FsnQu9LnlLlBC6k/s200/19207562.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 133px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 200px;" /></a><br />
The way I determine my topics is by what is happening when I am working with clients at <a href="http://www.accentmaster.com/" target="_blank">Accent Master</a>. So what is happening now with our accent reduction clients? Can and can't. <br />
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These two little words can add up to confusion in conversational English. . Often ESL speakers can't hear the difference and misunderstand American English speakers, and of course when using these words themselves can and can't end up sounding exactly alike. <br />
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One issue is that when you say "can" or "can't in isolation, and not in connected speech they do indeed sound very much alike. However things change for a number of reasons when these words are used in connected speech. <br />
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We are so <span style="font-weight: bold;">positive</span>! This means that we as listeners are expecting the affirmative. We are waiting to hear "can". This being so, can in a sentence is not stressed, in fact it is <span style="font-style: italic;">de-stressed</span>. Meaning that we say it quickly and with a slight reduction of the vowel. This makes can sound more like "Ken" in connected speech.<br />
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On the other hand any negative in a sentence (no, not, don't and can't) need to be stressed so your listener will pick up on the fact that their expected yes, is really a no. <br />
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So in the sentence I can go with you. You would really say I ken go with you.<br />
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Now change it a bit to I CAN'T go with you." Now the stress is falling on 'can't'.<br />
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The trick in understanding and using can and can't is in the vowel. A short reduced "a" means that you "can" and longer bolder "a" means you "can't". <br />
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It is not obvious, because if you look at the two words you assume it will be the "t" that holds the key to the difference in the word, but it is really the vowel!<br />
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Practice saying sentences with 'can' and 'cant" using these rules. Try to incorporate these words into your speech today.<br />
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Lynn founder of<br />
<a href="http://www.accentmaster.com/" target="_blank">Accent Master</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading, to view some free videos come see me at www.AccentMaster.com</div>Lynn Bohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520561918020759932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427052681921582439.post-3765262192158339882008-12-23T08:26:00.000-08:002013-08-05T09:34:00.500-07:00Tips from Succussful New Americans!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-tcYRKhH16gnd4Bb6rdoYOan9M2Dic1onethyus0v_qPv0WSppjXXg9JS872FFqjfei1ySP7znCvDu2nWxFOlC4Afn-a0REJBlS2q4eO_gsUYTqjwB9nCw4aS9FW1va-cb8BlLLN43HE/s1600-h/Harvard.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283030226698859970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-tcYRKhH16gnd4Bb6rdoYOan9M2Dic1onethyus0v_qPv0WSppjXXg9JS872FFqjfei1ySP7znCvDu2nWxFOlC4Afn-a0REJBlS2q4eO_gsUYTqjwB9nCw4aS9FW1va-cb8BlLLN43HE/s200/Harvard.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 200px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 148px;" /></a><br />
This past week I have had the privilege of being exposed to some highly motivated and inspirational people through my work at <a href="http://www.accentmaster.com/" target="_blank">Accent Master</a>. These people mostly immigrants, often here on HB-1 visas or students, have come to the playing field that was quite uneven for them. The field was full of people for whom English was their first language, who had connections and degrees from Universities much more familiar to Americans. <br />
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These ESL clients have prospered financially as well as personally. The lessons that have been imparted to me are undeniable as they have gone through my courses and here I will attempt to share them with you. <br />
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1. <b>Nothing is impossible</b>: This first step seems to be an attitude and a mindset that collectively they have been able to hold steadfastly through the good times and bad. <br />
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2. <b>Don't just work hard, but word smart</b>: It is the past or old way of thinking that tells us to have more money we must work more hours. However there are only so many hours in a day. So it is important to work on things that give you real return. <br />
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3. <b>Don't just run around, use your time!: </b>These same people come to my class and invest in themselves. When they have presentations they don't just wing it they develop it to perfection, same with interviews and leadership. For example one accent reduction client that I work with is an MD, who is finishing his residency at a very well respected NY hospital. He has interviews coming up and he is not just resting on his impressive resume but spending no less than 6 hours with me practicing any question they may pose to him. How do you think he will do? <br />
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4. <b>Clarity</b>: Set goals and check up on them every 6 months. Keep yourself on track. Don't let your time slip away in front of a TV watching other people have a life! Do something. It's 9PM are you watching some crazy reality show or are you taking an engaging and fun class on your computer with Lynn at Accent Master? Which would be a better use of your most precious resource...time?<br />
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5.<b>Visualize:</b> Paint a clear and vivid picture of you in success. What does success mean to you? Financial freedom? Power? Better relationships? Create a good visual image of the life you want and work toward this. <br />
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6. <b>Network</b>. They say you are the sum of the 5 people you spend the most time with in your life. So go out and cultivate friendships with successful and happy people. Bring positiveness into your life and develop the habit of creating positive energy around you. Because that is what it is a habit to be negative and create negative energy or to be positive and create the positive energy. <br />
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7<b>.Ready-fire-aim</b>! Okay do you think it should be ready aim fire? So did I, but know a recent University study say not true. Get a good idea, execute the idea and then adjust (or aim better) once you have executed the idea. Think in this new way. Put another way: Be bold! <br />
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8. <b>Create a positive mantra</b>: When negative self-talk threatens to take over your thoughts have a positive saying or expression that speaks to you ready to fight back! Instead of "I can't wait until this is over" Say to yourself " I will be proud of myself when I get this done!" Our mind believes that our thoughts are reality so feed it a reality that empowers you not reduces you! <br />
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These are just a few gems that maybe we know already but always bears repeating! I hope you enjoyed reading these and enjoy even more putting them into action!<br />
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Lynn founder of<br />
<a href="http://www.accentmaster.com/" target="_blank">Accent Master </a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading, to view some free videos come see me at www.AccentMaster.com</div>Lynn Bohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520561918020759932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427052681921582439.post-41148397133126938152008-12-08T13:32:00.000-08:002013-08-05T09:35:46.787-07:00Set Your Voice Free!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3h4yAT10XAdmdEOvGty55VaSZ0DIVflThpF6BwPLg7J3QpDuXdASX6WdnIdTR5kZ7M5fpa7kJi2xDgeuFSr-sAB3pDuWBvIgiMYf9TEji9GpzWb7MI84WLskIU5MdoK-lmdPeo420-U/s1600-h/30362434.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277539638465898994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3h4yAT10XAdmdEOvGty55VaSZ0DIVflThpF6BwPLg7J3QpDuXdASX6WdnIdTR5kZ7M5fpa7kJi2xDgeuFSr-sAB3pDuWBvIgiMYf9TEji9GpzWb7MI84WLskIU5MdoK-lmdPeo420-U/s200/30362434.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 133px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 200px;" /></a><br />
As the new year approaches it is a time to reflect on what went well in the past year and what did not. January first is traditionally a time to consider changing habits that are not working and begin new ones that will help us meet our full human potential. Committing to our best selves. <br />
It is usually not the one big thing that needs to get done. But smaller more chronic issues that undermine letting our best selves into the world. This is how I see English pronunciation. One the larger scale often people feel that their speech habits are not affecting them except in specific circumstances. However whenever someone gets into a conversation about how their speech impacts their lives, jobs and relationships it becomes clear that it is more then just a small issue. <br />
Maybe their speech does impact whether they can achieve certain promotions or even to land the job in the first place. Even if the promotion or job is only delayed how much did it cost in real dollars. Are you missing opportunities to network with colleagues or people in your neighborhood because you are being misunderstood. Do you not get your point across, give up or not volunteer information because the effort was just too great? Or perhaps leave an impression that was not truly reflective of you? <br />
How would it be different if you could truly communicate without this barrier? What freedom to be assured that who you are, and what you think was clearly getting across to your boss, to your kids teacher, to the group? <br />
This is possible, and it is possible to achieve this even with a foreign accent. Sound substitutions are not necessarily what is barring you from being misunderstood. <br />
So before you write off the idea of an American accent, feeling for whatever reason that you could not achieve this goal, it doesn't mean that you can't still much improve your communication in English! <br />
Look, you have come this far, achieved so much, take the final step into fluent and clear English communication. Call today and get started. The free lessons you are picking up on the internet help. There is no doubt, but nothing will substitute for the 1:1 class. Make real progress by committing to this goal in 2009. <br />
Call and set your voice free!<br />
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Lynn founder of<br />
<a href="http://www.accentmaster.com/" target="_blank">Accent Master </a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading, to view some free videos come see me at www.AccentMaster.com</div>Lynn Bohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520561918020759932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427052681921582439.post-59521495394456892312008-12-02T12:14:00.000-08:002013-08-05T09:37:26.489-07:00How to Pronunce the Englsih Alphabet When Spelling out Words<br />
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Watch this short video from<a href="http://www.accentmaster.com/" target="_blank"> Accent Master</a> to understand how to produce the letters of the American English alphabet. Put this into practice and you will save time when spelling out your name, address and other essential information, especially over the phone! .<br />
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Lynn founder of<br />
<a href="http://www.accentmaster.com/" target="_blank">Accent Master </a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading, to view some free videos come see me at www.AccentMaster.com</div>Lynn Bohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520561918020759932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427052681921582439.post-15057037384163304892008-12-02T12:00:00.001-08:002013-08-05T09:40:02.647-07:00Link Your Articles!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1IPD_xK1JZy5pZKGnNdUd318CbtgJ1E5Z1M8Z7YrRF-pBNocSDhXfoxrqj8PDa7ey6Wk5V6-vfnxKZkoGYJbCsoIwss4e98MWzpiVkqharMxHNGD48FBVe8QGvqxoUzr6N7XgY3mayE/s1600-h/16320724.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275288746187746594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1IPD_xK1JZy5pZKGnNdUd318CbtgJ1E5Z1M8Z7YrRF-pBNocSDhXfoxrqj8PDa7ey6Wk5V6-vfnxKZkoGYJbCsoIwss4e98MWzpiVkqharMxHNGD48FBVe8QGvqxoUzr6N7XgY3mayE/s200/16320724.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 200px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 150px;" /></a><br />
So why do I keep talking about standard reductions, such as contractions and reduced vowels? Because this is the way to make room for those pesky word endings and articles.<br />
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Let's look at the article 'a'. This article can be linked to the word that comes before it. Helpful in respect that now you can end the word with a vowel sound. For example. You may say " Call a doctor." Now instead of having a final 'l' sound you can add the article 'a' and say "calla doctor." It is correct, you don't drop the article and you can avoid a final consonant. This is good because many languages do not use final consonant, all of their words end in vowels. Many ESL speakers find final consonants challenging because of this. <br />
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Even if your first language does use final consonants it probably does not use final voiced consonants. So linking the article 'a' or the word 'to' to the end of your words will help you avoid needing to produce that final voiced sound. If you have read my previous post on final voiced consonants then you are savvy to the importance of voicing the final consonant. However linking one of these two articles releases you from this challenge. <br />
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You are probably aware that dropping articles causes incorrect grammar and additionally it can make you sound less fluent in English then you are. Not a good feature when trying to promote yourself at work. Try to link these articles to the previous word.<br />
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Write down a few sentences or pick some out of the newspaper. Draw a line linking the article to the word before it. Record yourself reading the sentence using the linking. I know the first few times you record yourself, it can be strange to listen to, but you need to get comfortable with it! Recording and self-monitoring are key to learning a new accent!<br />
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Lynn Founder of<br />
<a href="http://www.accentmaster.com/" target="_blank">Accent Master </a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading, to view some free videos come see me at www.AccentMaster.com</div>Lynn Bohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520561918020759932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427052681921582439.post-32369513300724199452008-11-18T10:37:00.000-08:002013-08-05T09:44:07.920-07:00Standard Reductions<br />
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<span style="background-color: #3d85c6;">Standard Reductions in Spoken English </span></h2>
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At <a href="http://www.accentmaster.com/" target="_blank">Accent Master</a> I find many of my accent redcution clients to be hestiant to use standard reductions in spoken English. They are afraind that they will sound unprofessional, but this is not the case. Use these reductions to you don't accendently reduce in a non standard way such as dropping articles or word endings.<br />
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Now you may be quick to recognize contractions such as don't, can't, she's, but what about unwritten reductions. Such as gotta, haveta, gonna, useda, hasta, wanna. These reductions also fall under the umbrella of standard reductions. That is right, they are standard. Let alone can you use them, your listener is expecting you to use them. <br />
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When you don't reduce these phrases, you speech can sound overly formal. No matter the education level, these standard reductions are used. For example:<br />
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I've gotta go to the store.<br />
I have got to go to the store.<br />
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I'm gonna talk to him.<br />
I am going to talk to him. <br />
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She hasta finish her work.<br />
She has to finish her work. <br />
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Try to create sentences for the following reductions<br />
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wanna<br />
gonna<br />
shoulda<br />
coulda<br />
woulda<br />
musta<br />
useda<br />
supposta<br />
oughta<span style="background-color: white;"><span></span></span><br />
shouldn't've<br />
couldn't've<br />
wouldn't've<br />
whaddaya (what do you...)<br />
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Listen for other speakers using these phrases in their speech. <br />
I hope you enjoyed the lesson. Let me know what else you would like to learn about in English pronunciation!<br />
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Lynn Founder of<br />
<a href="http://www.accentmaster.com/" target="_blank">Accent Master </a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading, to view some free videos come see me at www.AccentMaster.com</div>Lynn Bohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520561918020759932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427052681921582439.post-40510134114162667212008-11-14T12:20:00.000-08:002013-08-09T07:25:33.026-07:00Contractions: Use Them!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2lS4TNN2PaVqf0_UlSJtH0QlJViWVT80V-SXhgFaWOaJ2mLXnyZfXEF4-d3FvttxYzx3869Iqz0AQ8Edc0Df-Fd3WUNrs-2n19V17vmPHk0b0urTibvPAhgXJpz9kybCztgobPKVhyQ/s1600-h/19275489.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268615524534736514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2lS4TNN2PaVqf0_UlSJtH0QlJViWVT80V-SXhgFaWOaJ2mLXnyZfXEF4-d3FvttxYzx3869Iqz0AQ8Edc0Df-Fd3WUNrs-2n19V17vmPHk0b0urTibvPAhgXJpz9kybCztgobPKVhyQ/s200/19275489.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 133px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 200px;" /></a><br />
As far as sounds are concerned we have covered /th/, /v/ and /r/. These sounds are what I consider Universal. Meaning that almost all ESL learners will find them challenging. If fact I have created a 1 hour long video just to cover these sounds. If you are interested then contacted my at Lynn@AccentMaster.com. We don't sell it on our <a href="http://www.accentmaster.com/" target="_blank">Accent Master website </a>yet, it is being released through a company called Video Professor in the future. The exact date of the release we don't know yet. <br />
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Today I would like to discuss contractions. The common contracts such as it's, we've, don't, couldn't. Often ELL will not use contractions. This can be for a number of reasons. It could be that they are anxious about keeping their verbal sentences grammatically correct or the combination of consonants is tricky or just habit. <br />
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Even when reading aloud when a contraction comes up, often it is substituted with the full words. For example what is written is don't, but what is said is do not. You may be thinking that it is no big deal as long as the meaning of the sentence remains unchanged. <br />
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And this is correct. The basic communication has been met. However what you may miss is that it can sound less fluent, more staccato in your speech. Read the following 2 sentences:<br />
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He doesn't know.<br />
He does not know. <br />
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The second is too formal for American English. <br />
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The other reason to incorporate contractions is that it saves time. It is what is known as a standard reduction. There are in spoken English standard ways to reduce your speech and using contractions is one of many ways we do just that. When you use contractions then it leaves you more time to pick up articles such as "a" and "the". <br />
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Dropping those articles is called a non-standard reduction, while using contractions is a standard reduction. <br />
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So today. Choose 1 contraction and use it all day. Similar to a vocabulary building technique. Put a post-it on your computer with the word and find occasion to use it. Stick with one for a week and then move onto a new contraction. <br />
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Best of luck and let me know how it goes!<br />
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Lynn Founder of<br />
<a href="http://www.accentmaster.com/" target="_blank">Accent Master </a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading, to view some free videos come see me at www.AccentMaster.com</div>Lynn Bohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520561918020759932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427052681921582439.post-50144356210204550722008-11-13T09:29:00.000-08:002013-08-09T07:25:19.224-07:00Next Sound Up: /v/<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqySioiLH7xu0g4S2zPKLqX2GqBdDodEVOVPcJjkWv0HNJ0m7xTKTcpScZ8cRDxrn_3Kq5MnStSrsTPl4yv79BAVNLodyep79OJn8gjpPC9wVEJwBMPw_0sTK7KiwGK6gvaSNu8Dl5Dc/s1600-h/mouthw300.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268200184322333730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqySioiLH7xu0g4S2zPKLqX2GqBdDodEVOVPcJjkWv0HNJ0m7xTKTcpScZ8cRDxrn_3Kq5MnStSrsTPl4yv79BAVNLodyep79OJn8gjpPC9wVEJwBMPw_0sTK7KiwGK6gvaSNu8Dl5Dc/s200/mouthw300.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 161px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 200px;" /></a><br />
So let's continue with the trickiest sounds series! In past posts we covered /r/ and /th/ up next is /v/. This sound is challenging for many including: Cantonese, Czech, Farsi, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Ilokano, Japanese, Korean, Malayalam, Malaysian, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese speakers amongst others. So it clearly is worth looking at. <br />
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The /v/ is commonly substituted with /w/or /b/. So lets look at the features of these three sounds and find what they hold in common and what makes them different. <br />
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The /v/ is a fricative, the air is released with friction. It is made with the top teeth resting lightly on the bottom lip. The teeth must rest lightly so the air can escape and not be stopped by the teeth. <br />
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Substituting /w/ for /v/ is far more common, so we will begin there. /w/ is made with the lips rounded and without any of the articulators touching. There is no obstruction to the air flow at all. If you look in the mirror you can see the difference clearly. Relax your facial muscles rest the teeth on the lip and let the air flow out with friction. The /v/ production in fact is the same as with /f/. The only difference between /f/ and /v/ is that you "voice" the /v/. <br />
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Go from /f/ to /w/ to feel the difference in the position and in the manner that the air is released. At first when you see /v/ in a sentence such as: The violin is very fine. You will find less distortion of the word if you substitute /f/ for /v/. <br />
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If you are substituting /b/ for /v/, look in the mirror. When you say the sentence "A very violent villain." Are you letting the lips press together and stop the air? Start with the teeth resting on the bottom lip and let the air escape with friction. The difference between /b/ and /v/ is that for /b/ the air is stopped by the lips being pressed together. With /v/ the air is never completely stopped just slightly obstructed causing friction. <br />
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Luckily both the /w/ and /b/ substitution is easily seen in a mirror. Making practice a bit easier than with the /r/. <br />
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Write down a few sentence that you say in the course of a day and highlight any /v/'s in the sentence. Practice saying it with your "new" pronunciation. <br />
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I hope you found this helpful. Please write with any questions or comments, I will be happy to answer!<br />
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Lynn founder of <a href="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/68669000/png/_68669471_th.png" target="_blank">Accent Master </a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading, to view some free videos come see me at www.AccentMaster.com</div>Lynn Bohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520561918020759932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427052681921582439.post-11678031272261845872008-11-12T09:31:00.000-08:002013-08-09T07:24:01.964-07:00That Tricky Th!<br />
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I have been reflecting on what topics have been coming up with my accent reduction clients at <a href="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/68669000/png/_68669471_th.png" target="_blank">Accent Master </a>as of late and it seems as though many are circling back to the sound level. In particular is the /th/,/r/ and s-clusters (such as st,sp,sk). Today I will focus on the /th/(this is not the phonetic symbol, but it is easier to use the letters with the limitations of my keyboard.).<br />
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I find the mind and its perception and interpretation of the sounds to be quite impressive and the /th/ sound really highlights the minds flexibility. Here is what happens for most ELL, they hear the sound "th" and the brain categorizes it to a fricative and usually accurately decides if it is the voiced /th/ or the unvoiced /th/ (yes there are two!). It observes this through listening as nothing in English spelling will indicate that it is fricative or whether it is the voiced or the unvoiced version of the sound. <br />
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Now since only English and Greek possess this sound your very smart brain says well then, lets use the closest thing in our inventory that we have. For the voiceless /th/ we will use /s/ for the voiced we will use /z/, this substitution is observed amongst Amharic, Arabic, French,Dutch, Czech, German, Korean and Mandarin speakers to name a few. <br />
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Others will substitute a /d/ for the voiced /th/ and a /t/ for the voiceless. This still copies the voicing pattern and is quite impressive. <br />
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In either case the voicing of /th/ is not the issue. If you are replacing /th/ with /s/ or /z/, then simply move your tongue down a 1/4 of an inch and let it protrude slightly form between the teeth. Do not stop the air, just like with /s/ and /z/ let the air come out with friction (why it is called a fricative) of the air pushing between the teeth and the tongue. So the teeth need to rest only lightly on the tongue. It is important that it touch lightly so you don't end up stopping the air flow. <br />
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If you feel that you are substituting /th/ with /d/ or /t/ then you need to change two features. The first is to lower the tongue 1/4 of an inch and let it protrude slightly from between the teeth. With the teeth only resting lightly on the tongue. The second feature is that the /d/ and the /t/ are sounds known as stops. They are called stops because the air is stopped and then released. With the /th/ you want to keep the air flowing out as, I said above with friction. The air needs to continuously flow out. <br />
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One reason the /th/ can be tricky is because it takes longer to produce. However /th/ is never reduced. It is always fully produced. Write down a practice sentence and say it in the mirror. Do you see your tongue protruding with each /th/ sound? <br />
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Keep up the practice. Remember to try to use the sound in your daily speech. Put a note on your computer or switch your watch to a different hand as a way to remember your goal. <br />
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Good luck! Please respond with questions or comments and I will get back to you!<br />
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Lynn founder of <a href="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/68669000/png/_68669471_th.png" target="_blank">Accent Master </a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading, to view some free videos come see me at www.AccentMaster.com</div>Lynn Bohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520561918020759932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427052681921582439.post-39534070637545981592008-10-27T09:45:00.000-07:002013-08-09T07:19:42.661-07:00More on Word Stress and Vowels<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dD88EMhfh5gUv3_9_dmnuFzl89WHJ_Dsvk0PfOsVoHMubc9BoOr0PtqYCuoNLFP0_3HG4URDV7T2T2AO6RHLwZRlB_VP0_VEz2ha5fiieuzynJX_YMruRYlUJ1tMh4-EnRIJVVL53Bw/s1600-h/26668473.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262255574120383986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dD88EMhfh5gUv3_9_dmnuFzl89WHJ_Dsvk0PfOsVoHMubc9BoOr0PtqYCuoNLFP0_3HG4URDV7T2T2AO6RHLwZRlB_VP0_VEz2ha5fiieuzynJX_YMruRYlUJ1tMh4-EnRIJVVL53Bw/s200/26668473.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 200px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 133px;" /></a><br />
The biggest difference between English and most other languages is the timing. In many languages stress is evenly place on each syllable of a word. Except for Chinese where each word is only 1 syllable, but this results in the same rhythm issues when speaking in English. It is hard to know where to stress a mufti-syllabic word when you have no experience with mulch-syllabic words. <br />
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English is called a stress timed language. An undescriptive term if there ever was one. It does nothing to help draw a clear picture of how the timing is different. <br />
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Other languages that stress specific syllables use accents or they use predictable patterns. For example French always stresses the final syllable. <br />
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American English uses what is known as alternating stress pattern. In a word we give <span style="font-style: italic;">primary</span> stress to one syllable. Depending on the word we may have secondary stress, and always one syllable that is <span style="font-style: italic;">unstressed</span>.<br />
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Look at the word banana. There are three "a"'s in this word. But only the second "a" gets a full pronunciation. The other two "a"s are reduced to a short quick schwa (uh) sound. The second "a" is longer and gets a full "a" production. <br />
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This is how we alternate stress in mulch-syllabic words. When this alternation is either placed on the wrong syllable or not made at all it has a tremendous effect on intelligibility. <br />
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Primary stress of a syllable is carried on the vowel. The vowel maybe lengthened, made longer or produced with a pitch change. <br />
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Lets look at another example "pajamas" again three "a"'s with 2 being produced as the short schwa or "uh" sound and the middle "a" getting the full pronunciation. <br />
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The verb/noun contrast can illustrate this well in this <a href="http://www.accentmaster.com/Lessons/lessons.htm" target="_blank">Accent Master video</a><br />
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Keep listening for good examples of spoken English, try to note how they are using alternating stress patterns in their speech. Can you mimic their rhythm? Try to mimic the beat in your first language and see if it feels different from your normal rhythm. This is the "feel" of spoken American English!<br />
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Lynn founder of <a href="http://www.accentmaster.com/index.htm" target="_blank">Accent Master </a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading, to view some free videos come see me at www.AccentMaster.com</div>Lynn Bohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520561918020759932noreply@blogger.com0