1st Edition
American Accent Drills for British and Australian Speakers
By Amanda Quaid
Copyright 2020
106 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
106 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
106 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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American Accent Drills for British and Australian Speakers provides a comprehensive guide to learning a "General American" accent, made specifically for native English speakers.
Unlike most American accent guides, which are geared toward ESL learners, this handbook covers only the shifts that English speakers need to make – nothing more, nothing less. In addition to vowel and consonant... Read more
Introduction 1. Vowels and Diphthongs 2. T and L 3. R 4. Elision 5. Challenging Words 6. Intonation and Identity Appendix
Biography
Amanda Quaid has over 15 years of experience teaching speech, dialects, and language skills to actors and other speakers from around the world. In addition to her coaching on plays, films and television, she maintains a thriving private practice in New York City. She is on faculty at the New School, New York, and HB Studio, New York, and has been featured as a dialect expert on WNYC.
