The Sounds of Australia - The story of the Aussie accent
The English language is now spoken in many countries & with a multitude of different accents; but none as fascinatingly distinctive as the Australian accent. What makes the Aussie accent so unique & why is it incredibly difficult for foreigners to mimic?
Explains the complex manner in which the "human noises" we call speech are produced by the vocal organs, transmitted from mouth to ear and processed between ear and brain, which are the three stages which define the spheres of articulatory, acoustic and auditory phonetics. The reader is then introduced to the symbols used in the description and classification of speech sounds and shown how the latter are organized into patterns describable in terms of phonemens and other abstract concepts. Although this book takes most of its examples from English.
The Universal Sense: How Hearing Shapes the Mind (2012)
The surprising truth about how the things our ears hear affect what's between them. Every day, we are surrounded by millions of sounds - ambient ones like the rumble of the train and the hum of air conditioner, as well as more attention-grabbing sounds, such as human speech, music, and sirens. But how do we process what we hear every day? And how does it affect our brains and our minds?
The StoryTown ELL Student Handbook either preteaches or reteaches the key content and skills taught in the five StoryTown anthologies for grade 1, to help ensure that all students reach the highest possible academic standards. The handbook helps reinforce difficult sounds and structures of English and develop students’ academic language.
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pronunciation Chart
This is the new British Council phonemic chart. Help your students hear the sounds of English by clicking on the symbols below. Click on the top right hand corner of each symbol to hear sample words including the sounds.
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