Mastering the American accent [electronic resource] / Lisa Mojsin.

Author: Mojsin, Lisa.

Publisher: Hauppauge, N.Y. : Barron's Educational Series Inc., c2009.

ISBN: 9781438081380 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
1438081383 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)

Description: vi, 186 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.

Subject: Americanisms.
English language United States Accents and accentuation.
English language Spoken English United States.
English language United States Pronunciation.
English language Sound recordings for foreign speakers.
Electronic books. local

Notes: Includes index.

Summary: Learn to speak standard American-style English with clarity, confidence and accuracy. Exercises present tricky vowel and consonant sounds and demonstrate correct syllable stress and rhythm. Provides tools to change your accent quickly, including lists of important rules and exceptions. Includes tips for speakers whose native languages are either Chinese, Farsi, Filipino languages, French, German, Indian languages, indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, or Vietnamese. The 4 audio CD's, with male and female voices, coach you in correct American-style pronunciation.