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U.S. English Pronunciation Lesson 20: the dipthongs /aI/, /au/, and /oI/

2011-01-31T09:59:00.007-05:00

U.S. English PronunciationLesson 20: the dipthongs /aI/, /au/, and /oI/ The dipthong /aI/ is often represented by the letter 'i'. The sound /au/ is frequently represented by the combination 'ou' or 'ow', while /oI/ often appears as 'oi' or 'oy'.Keep in mind as you learn English pronunciation that English spelling is rather unpredictable with a multitude of exceptions and variations. The rules

U.S. English Pronunciation Lesson 19: introduction to the dipthongs

2010-12-20T09:06:00.003-05:00

U.S. English PronunciationLesson 19: introduction to the dipthongs In addition to the 12 vowel sounds of English, there are also several 'dipthongs' that are important to learn. Three of these are essential to speaking and understanding English, while the others are important to improving speech and accent reduction.A 'dipthong' is really a complex

U.S. English Pronunciation Lesson 18: the vowels /ʌ/ and /ɔ/

2010-12-03T08:07:00.006-05:00

U.S. English PronunciationLesson 18: the vowels /ʌ/ and /ɔ/ The vowel sound /ʌ/ is often represented by the letter 'u'. The sound /ɔ/ is frequently represented by the combination 'ou' or 'au' (often followed by a silent 'gh').Keep in mind as you learn English pronunciation that English spelling is rather unpredictable with a multitude of exceptions and variations. The rules sometimes seem to lack

U.S. English Pronunciation Lesson 17: the vowels /o/ and /ɑ/

2010-11-27T06:56:00.008-05:00

U.S. English PronunciationLesson 17: the vowels /o/ and /ɑ/ The vowel sound /o/ is often represented by the letter 'o' or the combination 'oa'. The sound /ɑ/ is also often represented by the letter 'o'.Keep in mind as you learn English pronunciation that English spelling is rather unpredictable with a multitude of exceptions and variations. The rules sometimes seem to lack a predictable pattern.

U.S. English Pronunciation Lesson 16: the vowels /u/ and /ʊ/

2010-11-18T07:49:00.003-05:00

U.S. English PronunciationLesson 16: the vowels /u/ and /ʊ/ The vowel sound /u/ has several spelling variations in English, including 'oo' and 'ou'. The sound /ʊ/ is often represented by the letter 'u' or the combination 'oo'.Keep in mind as you learn English pronunciation that English spelling is rather unpredictable with a multitude of exceptions and variations. The rules sometimes seem to lack

U.S. English Pronunciation Lesson 15: the vowels /æ/ and /ə/

2010-10-31T08:33:00.008-04:00

U.S. English PronunciationLesson 15: the vowels /æ/ and /ə/ The vowel sound /æ/ is commonly represented in English as the letter 'a', but like all vowels in English, there are quite a few spelling variations. The sound /ə/ is the vowel sound in many unstressed syllables in English.Keep in mind as you learn English pronunciation that English spelling is rather unpredictable with a multitude of

U.S. English Pronunciation Lesson 14: the vowels /e/ and /ɛ/

2010-10-27T08:52:00.006-04:00

U.S. English PronunciationLesson 14: the vowels /e/ and /ɛ/ The vowel sound /e/ is commonly represented in English as the letter 'a' or the combination 'ai', but like all vowels in English, there are quite a few spelling variations. The sound /ɛ/ commonly appears as the letter 'e'.Keep in mind as you learn English pronunciation that English spelling is rather unpredictable with a multitude of

U.S. English Pronunciation Lesson 13: the vowels /i/ and /I/

2010-10-26T15:24:00.003-04:00

U.S. English PronunciationLesson 13: the vowels /i/ and /I/ The vowel sound /i/ is commonly represented in English as the letter 'e' or the combination 'ea', but like all vowels in English, there are quite a few spelling variations. The sound /I/ commonly appears as the letter 'i'.Keep in mind as you learn English pronunciation that English spelling is rather unpredictable with a multitude of

U.S. English Pronunciation - Lesson 12: Introduction to the vowels

2010-10-24T08:17:00.027-04:00

U.S. English PronunciationLesson 12: Introduction to the vowelsThe English language has a fairly complex system of vowels. There are 12 main vowel sounds, but their pronunciation can vary in different contexts and in different geographic areas. This basic course will keep things simple and merely introduce you to the 12 basic vowel sounds. To further simplify things, we will only cover vowel

U.S. English Pronunciation - Lesson 11: the sounds /l/ and /ɹ/

2010-10-01T07:40:00.002-04:00

U.S. English PronunciationLesson 11: the sounds /l/ and /ɹ/ The /l/ sound in English is most often represented by the letter 'l', while /ɹ/ commonly appears as 'r'. Keep in mind as you learn English pronunciation that English spelling is rather unpredictable with a multitude of exceptions and variations. The rules sometimes seem to lack a predictable pattern. Fortunately there are only a limited

U.S. English Pronunciation - Lesson 10: the sounds /j/ and /w/

2010-09-30T07:03:00.004-04:00

U.S. English PronunciationLesson 10: the sounds /j/ and /w/The /j/ sound in English is most often represented by the letter 'y', while /w/ commonly appears as 'w'. Keep in mind as you learn English pronunciation that English spelling is rather unpredictable with a multitude of exceptions and variations. The rules sometimes seem to lack a predictable pattern. Fortunately there are only a limited

U.S. English Pronunciation - Lesson 9: the sounds /tʃ/ and /dʒ/

2009-11-25T07:11:00.014-05:00

U.S. English PronunciationLesson 9: the sounds /tʃ/ and /dʒ/The /tʃ/ sound in English is most often represented by the letters 'ch', while /dʒ/ commonly appears as 'j', 'g', or the letters 'dg'. Keep in mind as you learn English pronunciation that English spelling is rather unpredictable with a multitude of exceptions and variations. The rules sometimes seem to lack a predictable pattern.

U.S. English Pronunciation - Lesson 8: the sounds /m/, /n/, and /ŋ/

2009-04-17T08:12:00.007-04:00

U.S. English PronunciationLesson 8: the sounds /m/, /n/, and /ŋ/The /ŋ/ sound in English is most often represented by the letters 'ng', while /n/appears as the letter 'n' and /m/ as the letter 'm'. Keep in mind as you learn English pronunciation that English spelling is rather unpredictable with a multitude of exceptions and variations. The rules sometimes seem to lack a predictable pattern.

U.S. English Pronunciation - Lesson 7: the /h/ sound

2008-12-20T14:49:00.019-05:00

U.S. English PronunciationLesson 7: the /h/ soundThe /h/ sound in English is most often represented by the letter 'h' when it occurs by itself and not with any other consonants. Keep in mind as you learn English pronunciation that English spelling is rather unpredictable with a multitude of exceptions and variations. The rules sometimes seem to lack a predictable pattern. Fortunately there are

U.S. English Pronunciation - Lesson 6: the sounds /ʃ/ and /ʒ/

2008-10-24T09:10:00.006-04:00

U.S. English PronunciationLesson 6: the sounds /ʃ/ and /ʒ/The /ʃ/ sound in English is most often represented by the letters 'sh'. The /ʒ/ sound occurs less frequently in speech. It is pronounced almost the same as /ʃ/ except it is voiced. Remember, consonants in any language are the result of the brief stoppage or restriction of airflow in speech at different 'points of articulation'. While one

U.S. English Pronunciation - Lesson 5: /v/, /ð/, /z/

2008-10-02T10:35:00.010-04:00

U.S. English PronunciationLesson 5: /v/, /ð/, /z/The goal of this course is to help you learn English pronunciation in simple, easy-to-understand terms. However to give an adequate explanation of English consonants, Lesson 1 outlines some basic linguistic information.For this lesson, let's start by reviewing some background information: Consonants in any language are the result of the brief

U.S. English Pronunciation - Lesson 4: /f/, /θ/, /s/

2008-08-03T09:29:00.013-04:00

U.S. English PronunciationLesson 4: /f/, /θ/, /s/The goal of this course is to present English pronunciation in simple, easy-to-understand terms. However to give an adequate explanation of English consonants, Lesson 1 outlines some basic linguistic information.For this lesson, let's start by reviewing some background information: Consonants in any language are the result of the brief stoppage or

U.S. English Pronunciation - Lesson 3: /b/, /d/, and /g/

2008-04-23T07:48:00.015-04:00

U.S. English PronunciationLesson 3:/b/, /d/, and /g/The goal of this course is to present English pronunciation in simple, easy-to-understand terms. However to give an adequate explanation of English consonants, Lesson 1 outlines some basic linguistic information.Voiced stops:The 'voiced stops' in English are exactly like the 'voiceless stops', except they are pronounced Check out Lesson 1 to read about "aspiration" of English consonants