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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