how to speak with an american accent
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How to speak with an American accent. Remember: there is no “right” way to pronounce English, simply different accents. Let’s try a sample sentence:. “I am going to go to the internet for some information on breakfast.”. PRONUNCIATION: What the scholars say…. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
How to speak with an American accent
Remember: there is no “right” way to pronounce English, simply different accents.
“I am going to go to the internet for some information on breakfast.”
Let’s try a sample sentence:
PRONUNCIATION: What the scholars say…
“...Traditionally, Filipino English is described as syllable timed with each syllable coming with even beats, rather than following the stress timing of American and British English where the stress is on nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.”
--Roger Thompson, “Filipino English and Taglish” (2003)
PRONUNCIATION: Word Stress
“I am going to go to the internet
for some information on breakfast.”
Filipino: even rhythm
American: uneven rhythm
“Instead of pronouncing unstressed vowels as a schwa, Filipinos pronounce each syllable with the full value indicated by the spelling.”
-- Gonzales (1983)
PRONUNCIATION
PRONUNCIATION: The “Schwa”
“I am going to go to the internet
for some information on breakfast.”
Filipino: ter
Filipino: fastAmerican: fust
American: tur
Say “Uhh”!In other words, Filipino speakers have more precise pronunciation than American speakers.
PRONUNCIATION: The “Schwa”In American pronunciation, the schwa, or
“uhh” sound, is the most common vowel sound. Examples:
'a' in about [əˈbaʊt] 'e' in taken [ˈteɪkən] 'i' in pencil [ˈpɛnsəl] 'o' in eloquent [ˈɛləkwənt] 'u' in supply [səˈplaɪ]
PRONUNCIATION: The “Schwa”Americans tend to omit medial posttonic
syllables.
Examples: Sep(a)rate “Seprate” Choc(o)late “Choclate” Cam(e)ra “Camra” Elab(o)rate “Elabrate”
TRY TALKING LIKE AN AMERICAN
I am going to go to the internet for some information on breakfast.
tuh
tuh
tur
fur
fur
fust