martes, 19 de enero de 2010

domingo, 29 de noviembre de 2009

The Amercian tap

Watch this video. The instructor talks about a fast d . What's the problem with this description?

Watch and compare this fast d with the middle sound in the Spanish word para or loro

lunes, 9 de noviembre de 2009

Vowel contrast problems

This video shows the problematic contrast between short/long i. Contains vulgar language.

viernes, 30 de octubre de 2009

Recommended reading


This book is an excellent source of both descriptive and practice material for (American) pronunciation. You can find it in the Biblioteca de Lengua Inglesa:

  • F Leng Inglesa G/CELTEA.





martes, 27 de octubre de 2009

21 accents

21 accents by a professional actress. Many actors/actresses are trained on a variety of accents, and this training involves things we discuss in this class. We'll work with it in class.