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Neutral Accent

Author : A. Aneesh
Publisher : Duke University Press Books
ISBN 13 : 9780822358466
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (584 download)

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Download or read book Neutral Accent written by A. Aneesh and published by Duke University Press Books. This book was released on 2015-05-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Neutral Accent, A. Aneesh employs India's call centers as useful sites for studying global change. The horizon of global economic shift, the consequences of global integration, and the ways in which call center work "neutralizes" racial, ethnic, and national identities become visible from the confines of their cubicles. In his interviews with call service workers and in his own work in a call center in the high tech metropolis of Gurgoan, India, Aneesh observed the difficulties these workers face in bridging cultures, laws, and economies: having to speak in an accent that does not betray their ethnicity, location, or social background; learning foreign social norms; and working graveyard shifts to accommodate international customers. Call center work is cast as independent of place, space, and time, and its neutrality—which Aneesh defines as indifference to difference—has become normal business practice in a global economy. The work of call center employees in the globally integrated marketplace comes at a cost, however, as they become disconnected from the local interactions and personal relationships that make their lives anything but neutral.

Neutral Accent

Author : A. Aneesh
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 0822375710
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (223 download)

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Download or read book Neutral Accent written by A. Aneesh and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-24 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Neutral Accent, A. Aneesh employs India's call centers as useful sites for studying global change. The horizon of global economic shift, the consequences of global integration, and the ways in which call center work "neutralizes" racial, ethnic, and national identities become visible from the confines of their cubicles. In his interviews with call service workers and in his own work in a call center in the high tech metropolis of Gurgoan, India, Aneesh observed the difficulties these workers face in bridging cultures, laws, and economies: having to speak in an accent that does not betray their ethnicity, location, or social background; learning foreign social norms; and working graveyard shifts to accommodate international customers. Call center work is cast as independent of place, space, and time, and its neutrality—which Aneesh defines as indifference to difference—has become normal business practice in a global economy. The work of call center employees in the globally integrated marketplace comes at a cost, however, as they become disconnected from the local interactions and personal relationships that make their lives anything but neutral.

Mastering the American Accent with Online Audio

Author : Lisa Mojsin
Publisher : Barrons Educational Services
ISBN 13 : 1438008104
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Mastering the American Accent with Online Audio written by Lisa Mojsin and published by Barrons Educational Services. This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mastering the American Accent is an easy-to-follow approach for reducing the accent of non-native speakers of English. Well-sequenced lessons in the book correspond over eight hours of audio files covering the entire text. The audio program provides clear models (both male and female) to help coach a standard American accent. The program is designed to help users speak Standard American English with clarity, confidence, and accuracy. The many exercises in the book concentrate on topics such as vowel sounds, problematic consonants such as V, W, TH, the American R and T and others. Correct lip and tongue positions for all sounds are discussed in detail. Beyond the production of sounds, the program provides detailed instruction in prosodic elements such as syllable stress, emphasis, intonation, linking words for smoother speech flow, common word contractions, and much more. Additional topics that often confuse ESL students are also discussed and explained. They include distinguishing between casual and formal speech, homophones (e.g., they're and there), recognizing words with silent letters (e.g., comb, receipt), and avoiding embarrassing pronunciation mistakes, such as mixing up "pull" and "pool." Students are familiarized with many irregular English spelling rules and exceptions, and are shown how such irregularities can contribute to pronunciation errors. A native language guide references problematic accent issues for 13 different language backgrounds. Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.

Accent Modification

Author : Kate DeVore
Publisher : Total Voice, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1532335024
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (323 download)

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Download or read book Accent Modification written by Kate DeVore and published by Total Voice, Inc.. This book was released on 2017-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detailed instructional manual with extensive embedded audio for every sound in Neutral American English, by a leading author, speech pathologist, and theatre speech and dialect coach. Includes information on stress, intonation, and rhythm as well as sounding natural. Appropriate for both ESL and native speakers of English with a regional dialect. Written and spoken instructions for creating the American sounds provided. Whether you’re looking for accent modification, accent reduction, or learning an American accent, this manual with audio is right for you. Listen to the instructions, then listen and repeat words and sentences for every sound of American English. Additional practice material included. Includes suggestions for focusing your practice depending on where you are from.

How to Do Standard English Accents

Author : Jan Haydn Rowles
Publisher : Oberon Books
ISBN 13 : 9781840029901
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book How to Do Standard English Accents written by Jan Haydn Rowles and published by Oberon Books. This book was released on 2012-06-19 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential handbook for every actor In every drama school, in every English-speaking country, students from all over the world have to learn a Standard English Accent, and voice and drama tutor shave to teach it. But what exactly is it? How many varieties are there? And which one should they use when? Following on from How To Do Accents, this book provides a long awaited,up-to-date answer to these important questions and offers a complete course in how to do A Neutral Standard English Accent & Upper and Upper-Middle Class Varieties Part One: contains all the tools you need to learn a current Neutral Standard English Accent; neutral in terms of class, race, age, gender, occupation and social background Part Two: introduces you to the most useful Upper and Upper-Middle Class varieties of Standard English Accent

Thinking with an Accent

Author : Pooja Rangan
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520389743
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Thinking with an Accent written by Pooja Rangan and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-02-21 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Everyone speaks with an accent, but what is an accent? Thinking with an Accent introduces accent as a powerfully coded yet underexplored mode of perception that includes looking, listening, acting, reading, and thinking. This volume convenes scholars of media, literature, education, law, language, and sound to theorize accent as an object of inquiry, an interdisciplinary method, and an embodied practice. Accent does more than just denote identity: from algorithmic bias and corporate pedagogy to migratory poetics and the politics of comparison, accent mediates global economies of discrimination and desire. Accents happen between bodies and media. They negotiate power and invite attunement. These essays invite the reader to think with an accent—to practice a dialogical and multimodal inquiry that can yield transformative modalities of knowledge, action, and care.

American Accent Training

Author : Ann Cook
Publisher : Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780764173691
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (736 download)

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Download or read book American Accent Training written by Ann Cook and published by Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated. This book was released on 2000 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Directed to speakers of English as a second language, a multi-media guide to pronouncing American English uses a "pure-sound" approach to speaking to help imitate the fluid ways of American speech.

Say Goodbye to Your Southern Accent

Author : Jennifer Adams
Publisher : Language Success Press
ISBN 13 : 0981775438
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (817 download)

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Download or read book Say Goodbye to Your Southern Accent written by Jennifer Adams and published by Language Success Press. This book was released on 2009-07 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

How to Do Standard English Accents

Author : Jan Haydn Rowles
Publisher : Methuen Drama
ISBN 13 : 1350267708
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book How to Do Standard English Accents written by Jan Haydn Rowles and published by Methuen Drama. This book was released on 2021-10-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential handbook for every actor In every drama school, in every English-speaking country, students from all over the world have to learn a Standard English Accent, and voice and drama tutor shave to teach it. But what exactly is it? How many varieties are there? And which one should they use when? Following on from How To Do Accents, this book provides a long awaited,up-to-date answer to these important questions and offers a complete course in how to do A Neutral Standard English Accent & Upper and Upper-Middle Class Varieties Part One: contains all the tools you need to learn a current Neutral Standard English Accent; neutral in terms of class, race, age, gender, occupation and social background Part Two: introduces you to the most useful Upper and Upper-Middle Class varieties of Standard English Accent

English as a Global Language

Author : David Crystal
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107611806
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book English as a Global Language written by David Crystal and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-03-29 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in a detailed and fascinating manner, this book is ideal for general readers interested in the English language.

An Introduction to English Grammar, on Universal Principles

Author : Hugh Doherty
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to English Grammar, on Universal Principles written by Hugh Doherty and published by . This book was released on 1841 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Contributions to Grammatical Studies

Author : Linda R. Waugh
Publisher : Brill Archive
ISBN 13 : 9789004059313
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (593 download)

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Download or read book Contributions to Grammatical Studies written by Linda R. Waugh and published by Brill Archive. This book was released on 1979 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Comprehensive English Grammar Guide: From Basics to Competitive Excellence

Author : Ranjot Singh Chahal
Publisher : Rana Books Uk
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Comprehensive English Grammar Guide: From Basics to Competitive Excellence written by Ranjot Singh Chahal and published by Rana Books Uk . This book was released on 2023-11-13 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on a comprehensive journey through the intricacies of the English language with "Comprehensive English Grammar Guide: From Basics to Competitive Excellence." This meticulously crafted book serves as your trusted companion in mastering every aspect of English grammar, ensuring not just proficiency but excellence. Dive into fundamental concepts, unravel mysteries, and elevate your expertise with advanced topics. The book offers hands-on practice exercises, addresses common errors, and provides valuable insights into writing, speaking, and listening skills. More than a guide, it's a companion for students, professionals, and language enthusiasts, unlocking the full potential of the English language.

Artificial Intelligence in Engineering Design

Author : Bozzano G Luisa
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0323139957
Total Pages : 491 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (231 download)

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Download or read book Artificial Intelligence in Engineering Design written by Bozzano G Luisa and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Artificial Intelligence in Engineering Design is a three-volume edited collection of key papers from the field of AI and design, aimed at providing a state-of-the art description of the field, and focusing on how ideas and methods from artificial intelligence can help engineers in the design of physical artifacts and processes. The books survey a wide variety of applications in the areas of civil, chemical, electrical, computer, VLSI, and mechanical engineering.

English After RP

Author : Geoff Lindsey
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030043576
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book English After RP written by Geoff Lindsey and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book concisely describes ways in which today's standard British English speech differs from the upper-class accent of the last century, Received Pronunciation, which many now find old-fashioned or even comic. In doing so it provides a much-needed update to the existing RP-based descriptions by which the sound system of British English is still known to many around the world. The book opens with an account of the rise and fall of RP, before turning to a systematic analysis of the phonetic developments between RP and contemporary Standard Southern British (SSB) in vowels, consonants, stress, connected speech and intonation. Topics covered include the anti-clockwise vowel shift, the use of glottal stops, 'intrusive r', vocal fry and Uptalk. It concludes with a Mini Dictionary of well over 100 words illustrating the changes described throughout the book, and provides a chart of updated IPA vowel symbols. This book is an essential resource for anyone interested in British pronunciation and sound change, including academics in phonetics, phonology, applied linguistics and English language; trainers of English teachers; English teachers themselves; teachers of voice and accent coaches; and students in those areas.

Prosody and Focus in European Portuguese

Author : Sonia Frota
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135714495
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (357 download)

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Download or read book Prosody and Focus in European Portuguese written by Sonia Frota and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-21 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is an investigation of the relation between prosodic structure, intonational structure and (some instances of) focus realisation in European Portuguese (EP). The prosodic account has been developed within the relation-based framework of prosodic hierarchy theory and the autosegmental-metrical theory of intonational phonology. The approach is both theoretical and laboratory phonology research. Based on the analysis of various types of evidence (i.e. Gandhi processes, rhythmic, intentional and boundary strength phenomena), issues such as prosodic layering and the effect of branchingness and phrase length on prosodic phrasing are discussed. Specifically, I-recursion in the form of restricted Compound Prosodic Domains is argued for. Moreover, the fact that the diverse manifestations of prosodic structure point to the same hierarchical organization of the flow of speech into Fs and Is crucially assigns to the prosodic hierarchy a pivotal place in phrasal phonlogy. Attention is paid, furthermore, to aspects of intonational structure like tonal association and alignment, the characterization of leading and trailing tones, and pitch accents structure. It is argued that the HL accents of EP are 'real' bitonal events whose features favour a hierarchical-structured analysis of pitch accent structure. With regard to focus, it is shown that in EP focus is phonologically expressed by means of stress and accents effects and crucially not by means of phrasing effects. And crucially not by means of phrasing effects. Of particular importance is the selection of a special pitch accent to convey (early or late) focus, and the implications it has or the standard positional account of prominence and the stress reversal analysis of prominence patterns. Throughout the work, the EP findings, as well as the proposals set forth, are discussed from a cross-linguistic perspective, with special reference to languages like English, Dutch, German, different varieties of Italian, and Bengali. Also relevant to a general understanding of the prosodic reflexes of focus are languages like Hungarian, Korean, Basque and Wolof.

Corpus Linguistics and the Analysis of Sociolinguistic Change

Author : Joan O'Sullivan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000710777
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Corpus Linguistics and the Analysis of Sociolinguistic Change written by Joan O'Sullivan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-10-28 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Corpus Linguistics and the Analysis of Sociolinguistic Change demonstrates how particular styles and varieties of language are chosen and represented in the media, to reveal changing language ideologies and sociolinguistic change. Drawing on a corpus of ads broadcast on an Irish radio station between 1977 and 2017, this book shows how corpus linguistic tools can be creatively employed, in conjunction with frameworks and concepts such as audience and referee design and indexicality, and examines how accents and dialects (vernacular and prestige) are exploited in the ads across the decades. In addition, this book: illustrates the key principles of corpus design for sociolinguistics studies and offers a framework for future diachronic corpus studies of advertising on social media; provides a model for analysing corpus data at both inter-varietal and intra-varietal levels in terms of both accent and dialectal features and explores the efficacy of using particular corpus linguistic tools; identifies key factors which can be used by researchers as evidence for sociolinguistic change and links these factors to relevant theories and frameworks; demonstrates how corpus tools can be used to compare advertising discourse with naturally occurring discourse, with particular reference to markers of (pseudo) intimate discourse. Building on the growing body of research relating to variation and change in Irish English, this book is key reading for researchers and advanced students undertaking research within the areas of sociolinguistics and corpus linguistics.