The Linguistic Edge :: Dr. Taguchi's Book

ACCENT AMERICA! PRONOUNCE ENGLISH WITH AN AMERICAN ACCENT

Now Available!

Would you like to speak English more confidently? If you are self-conscious about your pronunciation of English, or if people have difficulty understanding you, the guidance provided in this book set, along with the practice exercises on the audio CDs, may be just what you need. Whether you’ve been speaking English for 1 or 40 years, this program is designed to help guide you toward sounding more like a native English speaker.

You’ll discover:

•	Why people sometimes misunderstand what you say—and what to do to correct it
•	How to speak with the right rhythm and timing, learning which syllables to stress and which to shorten
•	How to avoid speaking too quickly by measuring how fast you speak
•	How to link words together as native English speakers do
•	How confident you can become as you improve your pronunciation

Recommended uses:

•	Improving foreign accents
•	Altering regional accents
•	Supplementing speech therapy
•	Pursuing acting roles

Volume 1	Volume 2
Vowels, Stress, and Intonation	Consonants and Connecting It All
248 pages	322 pages
10 audio CDs	10 audio CDs

Table of Contents [pdf]