The American English Pronunciation podcasts teaches non-native English speakers and ESL/ELL students
What is a glottal stop and when do Americans use it? Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com
When do Americans omit the /t/? This audio from the movie "The Incredibles" will help you understand
Why does 'water' sound like 'wadder'? Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Pitch boundaries are the clue to knowing what someone is really asking when they ask a tag question.
When to use a falling pitch instead of a rising pitch on a yes/no question. Full episode transcript
Pitch boundaries organize conversations, and give important emotional clues about the speaker. Full
Learn the difference between contrasting and defensively correcting your listener. Full episode tra
Add drama, correct someone, and try to not sound angry with these pitch words. Full episode transcr
An introduction to English intonation and high pitch words in yes/no questions. Full episode transc
Typical sentence stress changes when phrasal verbs are involved: stress the preposition, not the ver
Fluently linking from the -ed ending is important for listening comprehension and proper articulatio
There is no /t/ in the pronunciation of words like 'listen' and 'whistle'. Full episode transcripts
Another silent /l/, plus the 'aw' vowel sound /ɔ/ in this English spelling pattern. Full episode tr
There /l/ is silent, and the vowel /ʊ/ is the same as the 'u' in the word 'put'. Full episode trans
The pronouncing 'unvoiced th' /θ/ in English is difficult; the r sound also is difficult. Together t
Learn the specific problems that native speakers of Chinese have when pronouncing English. Full epi
While /ks/ is more common (as in 'box'), "gz" ( as in 'exact') is also a pronunciation for the lette
The /w/, r-controlled vowels, and /l/: lots of opportunity for pronunciation trouble. Full episode
Special episode covering the issues that native Spanish speakers have when speaking English. Full e
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