IPA Phonics : American English pronunication guide : The American English sounds/symbols of the international phonetic alphabet

The International Phonetic Alphabet was created to match distinct written symbols to speech sounds. It is especially useful in English because of the variety of ways that many of the letters can be pronounced; for example, the g is said differently in the words: go, gem, laugh and sign. The IPA assigns a unique symbol to each of these sounds. This product, IPA Phonics, American English Pronunciation Guide explains the 47 individual sounds and symbols of American English through text, narration and video clips. The mouth movements are described in specific detail, accompanied by video demonstrations so students can see, hear and read how to articulate the IPA. Word examples, sound contrasts and practice sentences are included for reinforcement. The comprehensive material presented here will help all those who wish to speak English more clearly by providing a key to its phonetic alphabet. Introduction......Page 3 Table of Contents......Page 4 Sounds & Symbols......Page 6 Pronunciation Hints......Page 53 Sound contrasts......Page 54 Practice (sound) sentences......Page 56 Practice (symbol) sentences......Page 58 Useful for those who already have some background in English but want to improve their proficiency in order to take the TOEFL exam, get a job dealing with international customers, or want to travel abroad ESL ESL,IPA,pronunciation,Phonics ESL,IPA pronunciation,Phonics