Part One English Phonetics
CHAPTER 1 English Accents
1.1 British English Accents
1.2 Non-British English Accents
1.3 Non-native English Accents
CHAPTER 2 Basic Phonetic Concepts
2.1 Syllable
2.2 Stressed Syllable
2.3 Vowels
2.4 Consonants
2.5 Place of Articulation
2.6 Manner of Articulation
2.7 The Organs of Speech
CHAPTER 3 The English Consonants
3.1 Classification of English Consonants
3.2 Pronunciation of English Consonants
CHAPTER 4 The English Vowels
4.1 Classification of English Vowels
4.2 Pronunciation of English Vowels
CHAPTER 5 Connected Speech
5.1 Loss of Plosion and Incomplete Plosion
5.2 Strong and Weak Forms
5.3 Assimilation
5.4 Elision
5.5 Liaison
5.6 Word Stress
5.7 Sentence Stress
5.8 Rhythm
5.9 Pausing
5.10 Intonation
Part Two Imitation Practice
CHAPTER 6 English Essays
CHAPTER 7 English Chants
CHAPTER 8 English Songs
CHAPTER 9 English Movies
9.1 British Accent
9.2 American Accent
CHAPTER 10 English Off-stage
Bibliography