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Accent Modification: Pronunciation programs, tips and general info for international speakers of English. Accurate English: Accent Reduction. Specializing in helping non-native speakers of English communicate with confidence, clarity and accuracy. Alphabet: Anthony Hughes' pronunciation of the English alphabet, complete with sound. American Accent Training: Learn how to speak with a standard American accent. Diagnostic speech analysis and telephone classes available. American Accent Training: Learn how to speak with a standard American accent. American Relaxed Pronunciation: this site may help you to understand "real" English in movies or television. American Spoken English: Accent reduction advice with many online resources. An online language laboratory: An online language laboratory with phonologically complete pronunciation guides to many varieties of English. Better Accent Tutor: See, Hear, Compare and Evaluate intonation, stress and rhythm of your speech. Instant audio-visual feedback of intonation, stress and rhythm patterns and syllabic structure of student's speech. Bibliography of Pronunciation Texts: Good collection of pronunciation text books. Daniel Currie Hall: This interactive page allows you to manipulate the setting of the lips, tongue, velum and vocal cords on a diagram, and displays the IPA symbol for the sound corresponding to each configuration you construct. Dialect Accent Specialists: Information on the well-known accent reduction program developed by Dr. David Alan Stern. Did the Cat Get Your Tongue? Entertaining article on how to improve spoken English. English is Tough Stuff: A poem that demonstrates the complexities of English pronunciation. English pronunciation and the phonetic alphabet: The most important problems of English pronunciation and how to solve them. English Pronunciation: Realaudio sound clips. English Pronunciation: Excellent online pronunciation help from Okanagan University College. English, Portuguese, and Spanish Vowel Phonemes: Contrasted phonology of English & Portuguese vowels. ESL - English as a Second Language: A Video/TV program for all ages and all nations. A self-teaching tool for pronunciation. Fonetics.org: Sound clips of selected sounds in a variety of English dialects, as well as other languages. George Mason University: This site examines the accented speech of speakers from many different language backgrounds reading the same sample paragraph. Good English pronunciation: Why pronunciation should be one of the first things that you learn in English. Homophones: Words that sound the same but have different spellings and/or meanings. International Phonetic Alphabet: Complete IPA pronunciation chart. International Phonetic Association: Includes complete chart of all IPA symbols for all language sounds. Linda Grant: Provides links to authentic speech samples, including a site with recordings of historic speeches. Linking in English Pronunciation: The rules for linking words when we say a phrase or sentence in English. Mouth Workout: Tongue twister exercises to improve problem consonants. Okanogan University College: Includes QuickTime movies of dental fricatives. Phonetic Symbols and Exercises for Learners of American English: Sounds of American English, Phonetic Transcription Exercises, Stress Patterns, and Pronunciation Exercises. Phonics Calculator: Click on the phonetic symbols to hear the vowel sounds. Shockwave needed Pronouncing "the": How do we pronounce the word "the"? Pronunciation Advice Sheets: Tips on the pronunciation of English. Pronunciation Help Forum: Discussion and help on English pronunciation. Pronunciation Power: The ultimate pronunciation CD, teaches the 52 sounds in English necessary for clear speech. Sentence Stress: Sentence stress is the music of spoken English. Sharon Widmayer: Provides pronunciation instructions for each of the segments, plus additional links. Sound Pronunciation Chart: Excellent chart from Language Net. Sounds of English: Pronunciation help for learners of American English. Speak Easy: Offering specially designed programs for both individuals and companies in accent modification and business communication. Speech Works The Accent Reduction Tool: Interactive CD-ROM designed to help non-native speakers of English reduce their accents and speak English with clarity and confidence. Tapetime.com: Audio tapes and CD's related to Voice production, pronunciation, accent reduction, and public speaking. Ten Tips for Reducing Your Accent: Practical advise to help you sound more like a native speaker. Tower of English Pronunciation Page: Lots of great web sites where you can practice your pronunciation. Type IPA phonetic symbols online: Online text editor for typing IPA-based phonetic transcriptions Vowels of American and British English: Compares American and British vowels and diphthongs. Webfolio: Teaching Pronunciation: Fantastic resource from Allen Quesada. Word Stress: Teaches you why word stress is the key to understanding rapid spoken English.
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