Some Exercises in the Sounds of Speech
Originally published in 1933, this book was conceived as a collection of exercises for practice in spoken English, suitable for the use of students in the Education Department at King's College, London. The aim of the text was to 'provide exercises of the kind required by students training to be teachers, whose aim should be a type of speech acceptable among educated people, and fit for the ears of those who are being educated.' This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the English language, speech training, pronunciation and phonetics.
Product details
December 2015Paperback
9781107585690
104 pages
178 × 128 × 8 mm
0.2kg
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Introductory
- 2. Breathing for speech
- 3. Standard English
- 4. The use of a phonetic transcript
- 5. Testing and comparing sounds
- 6. The English consonants
- 7. Exercises in consonant practice
- 8. The English vowels
- 9. Exercises in vowel practice
- 10. Books suggested for further reference
- 11. Appendix: defective speech
- Index.