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Learn correct English pronunciation by non-verbal facial expressions In voice schools (conservatory, voice studios, MFA/BFA programs), students are taught those skills: observe lips, teeth, buccinator, even the visible potion of tongue. For instance, Dudley Knight in his "Speaking with Skill" talks about 'vocal tract posture', which contains parameters that you are interested. In academic circles (like linguistics and phonetics offered by linguistics/phonetics professors), the instructors don't focus on developing these skills. Acquiring these skills are necessary for accent acquisition/elimination; but not sufficient, tho, since many other skills are required. |
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How to stress any word properly? deleted 5 characters in body |
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How to stress any word properly? deleted 5 characters in body |
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answered | How to stress any word properly? |
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Why is 'worthy' pronounced with a /ði/ unlike 'healthy', 'wealthy' and 'stealthy'? Maybe, voiceless /th/ itself is anomalous in words like earthen, earthy, filthy, frothy, lengthen, stealthy, wealthy, strengthen. Many ModE words with final voiceless /th/ once had voiced /th/ followed by a vowel. After having lost the final vowel, voiced /th/ became voiceless: beneaðn > beneath, eorðe > earth, piða > eahtoða > eighth. |
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What is modifying the "i" in Thumbelina and Carolina to alter its pronuciation? Just look at the history of long vowels in English: in this case, long i. It has two variants in ModE: diphthong I; close vowel like in Lee. Same thing applies to long u: diphthong like in cow; and the close vowel like in soup. That's we have variant pronunciations for words like via and router. In two syllable words, you can see the first vowel as old long vowel due to open syllable lengthening: that's why you hear the first syllable of Dana like day. And this does not have that silent-e. |
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answered | Pronunciation of "lib" |
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Why is the “L” silent when pronouncing “salmon”? The point is not about bright and dark l. Non-existent l was introduced and pronounced in certain words. So, the explanation of appealing to some history does not work. |
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answered | Why is the “L” silent when pronouncing “salmon”? |
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Why is the “L” silent when pronouncing “salmon”? There are many words where l is inserted and is pronounced in ModE. ME asaut > assault (similarly for somersault), ME caudron > cauldron, ME faut > fault |
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