American English Pronunciation

American Accent Training Lesson 9: Syllable Stress

7/31/2018

Topic: syllable stress
Accent error pattern: too even on all syllables, or incorrect syllable stress
pro--grammer might sound like pro-gram-er or proGR-A-Mer
How to correct: stretch the stressed syllable
Practice steps: practice words with same syllable stressed to get the rhythm
first syllable stress: interesting, different, working, business, product, email
Resources: Syllable stress video: https://youtu.be/HlClb2-ZkcM
website help: https://www.speechmodification.com/free/how-to-learn-the-american-accent-intonation-in-words

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American Accent Training Lesson 8: Final NG

7/30/2018

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Topic: ng
Error: Sounds like n, or has an extra k/g sound
How to correct this: , ng /ɲ/ is one sound, make sure you lift and seal off the airflow with the back of your tongue, stop the airflow before you release your tongue.
Practice steps: practice with common verbs - going, working, doing, eating, walking,
then repeated phrases: I'm going to ______ (go, talk to her, stop, learn, improve)
making _____ (dinner, time, a sandwich, more)
Resources:
Help for NG/N: https://youtu.be/MAq110hRNFI
Help for NG/NK: https://youtu.be/359Hnpu2ofA
Practice on the website: https://www.speechmodification.com/free/american-accent-error-patterns-n-for-ng-ngk-for-ng

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American Accent Training Lesson 7: Vowel "AH"

7/29/2018

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Topic: vowel /ɑ/ "ah" as in not and hot
Accent Error Patterns: - using more of a rounded vowel, or central vowel
so hot might sound more like "hoht" or hut
How to correct the error: use an open, back vowel with no rounding
Steps to Practice:
practice on common words: hot not stop job problem on top got
repeated phrase practice:
on _____ (track, top, time)
on the _____ (top, bottom, desk, counter)
got a ____ (friend, minute, call)

Resources:
vowel /ɑ/ video: https://youtu.be/i74p3jB_Udk
Vowels playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJXFLCasjYl7fBzKDS7roXlc7_HkGAxdd
Website resources: https://www.speechmodification.com/free/category/vowels

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American Accent Training Lesson 6: Linking American T

7/28/2018

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Topic: Linking American T
Error we are correcting: This is not an error, but you might be using an aspirated T (the t from the start of words), and American use a Flap T when we link to a vowel.
How to correct it: Use flap t (like a light "d" sound)
Practice steps: begin with 2 word phrases
hot out
not it
get it
got it
Then add repeated phrase practice: get a ______, got a ______

Resources: Final T video:https://youtu.be/xVKHLFV7v2s
Linked t and contractions: https://youtu.be/GvqFjD01l7E
website practice: https://www.speechmodification.com/blog/learning-american-pronunciation-when-t-sounds-more-like-d
Linking basics: https://youtu.be/ybF3s1KA-fQ

Our next topic will be vowel /ɑ/ "ah"

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