American English pronunciation program [sound recording].

Publisher: New York : Living Language, p1999.

ISBN: 0609604198

Description: 6 sound cassettes (ca. 60 min. ea.) : analog + 1 booklet (63 p. ; 16 cm.)

Subject: English language United States Pronunciation Problems, exercises, etc.
English language Sound recordings for foreign speakers.
Audiocassettes. lcsh

Contents: Introduction -- Long vowels; short vowels; confusing vowel pairs; vowels followed by l or r -- Simple consonants; important hints about t,d,k,g,p and b; grammtical endings -s, -'s, and es; grammatical ending -ed; initial consonant clusters with s; other initial consonant clusters; final consonant clusters -- Linking -- Reduced English -- Stress; vowel length -- Intonation; speech patterns; voice ranges.

Summary: Teaches standard American pronunciation the way it is really spoken, using simple explanations of the sounds of English and how they are combined in words and sentences. Includes practice with words, phrases and full sentences.