Pronunciation in English
Out of the Books Stuff
INTRODUCTION
Pronunciation is the ability to use correct stress rhythm and intonation of a word in a spoken language. The pronunciation of a person depends on the place of his Residence, Education , Groups etc. There is a lot of variation in spelling and pronunciation of English words and it’s the biggest hurdle for non native speakers, even in GB there are lot of phonetic variations, the problem with the English word sound system is that the same alphabets have many sounds in English language. RP or Received Pronunciation is the Standard accent of English in GB.
Pronunciation in English is as important as spelling and grammar. A slightest mispronunciation may cause huge damage to the reputation of an individual. The conventional way to learn the pronunciation is a long and tedious journey for the non native speakers, I hope the following method would be helpful to learn the pronunciation in the shortest possible time.
TWO METHODS
There are two way in which you can learn English words Pronunciation namely a. Dictionary method and b. Listening method, though the second method is very useful and handy. You need to be familiar with IPA before you start learning the pronunciation. Interestingly these phonetics symbols can be used to produce almost all the world languages' sound system. Once you are familiar with IPA you can produce the sound of any English word by just looking at these symbols next to the corresponding English word in the dictionary like (Oxford Advance Learners Dictionary), Please not that IPA symbols are written with slants(/IPA symbols/)For pronunciation through Audio please follow the instructions given bel
Jokes on Pronounciation
A soldier was admitted in an Australian Hospital, after regaining his senses he inquired ,"when was I admitted here?" The doctor on duty told him "you came to die." (you came today). The soldier collapsed.
A young Personal secretary told her colleagues "I have received an important massage (message) from my CEO yesterday."
"He is the Cheap General Manager of Finance", Announced the director of a company to the visiting dignitaries . (What is meant was 'He is the chief general manager.)
STEPS TO THE LEARN PRONUNCIATION
STEP 1
IPA Or International Phonetic Alphabets ( in Latin) represent phonetic notation. To view these symbols click IPA
STEP 2
Listen to the pronunciation of the IPA by visiting this site Click Pronunciation
STEP 3
STEP 4
Lookout for the meanings and explanation of the world like stress,intonation syllable rhythm etc. in online oxford dictionary Click Oxford
STEP 5
Watch any English news channel which display subtitles in English. (The Pronunciation changes in Talks or speech e.g. gonna = going to in American English). Watch carefully lips movement, pause and body language of the speakers and listeners
In about six months you will feel at home in English
Pronunciation.
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