do you know any link on phonetics??? I´ve tried to study a book on phonetics, but it was very complicated and I gave up...so a link about phonetics for dummies please....I need to know the basic pronounciation rules...I am not anative speaker by the way..thanks a lot!!
2007-02-15 04:59:43 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Here is a good English phonetics CD that includes samples and descriptions of how to make the sounds: http://www.linguisticsresources.com
2007-02-15 06:03:29 · answer #1 · answered by Taivo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suggest an educational book by Theodore Clymer and Thomas C. Barrett it's called The Ginn Word Enrichment Program, There are actually 7 books; Book A to G;
Book A : Look and listen
Book B : Consonant Sounds and Symbols
Book C : Vowels and variants
Book D : More vowels and variants
Book E : Sounds and syllables
Book F : More sounds and Syllables
Book G: Working with words.
I find them very helpful and interesting. I hope you can get a copy. It is actually the basic. It is one among the reference books that I use, in teaching phonetics with my grade school children. Good luck.
2007-02-15 05:26:44 · answer #2 · answered by angel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am an English Teacher (T E F L ) as well.Phonetics are the physical intonation and sound of each language.Understanding the difference is another thing entirely.I have spent years listening to the sounds of each Language.My favorite is French.Their phonetic is always obvious when they speak in English.It is always more complicated reading about it in a book.Experience is by far the best teacher.How long have you been teaching.? I sometimes confuse Portuguese and Brazilian they are similar in some ways.Teaching the vowels in our language is the most difficult language item.Every vowel value is different in each language.You can e. mail if you would like to.
2007-02-15 05:38:31 · answer #3 · answered by Lindsay Jane 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/
Studying Phonetics on the NetGuide to online and freeware resources for studying speech sounds of English. Some demos.
faculty.washington.edu/dillon/PhonResources/ - 47k - Cached - Similar pages
Search in Google. There are many sites under the heading of phonetics.
2007-02-15 05:13:40 · answer #4 · answered by Nepetarias 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a former teacher, I can recommend Hooked on Phonics. It presents the material in a game format that is instructive to the children and to you, too. It keeps everyone interested and makes sounding out words easy.
If you are a non-native speaker of English, I am sure it is apparent to you that phonics must be augmented with some sight reading skills. Not all English words conform to phonic.
2007-02-15 05:12:57 · answer #5 · answered by Suzianne 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I normally hate Wikipedia, but their page on the International Phonetic Alphabet is pretty good, and it gives a good intro. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet
Also, once you get a start in it, you can try wading through the IPA website--it's more technical, though. http://www.arts.gla.ac.uk/IPA/ipa.html
2007-02-15 05:04:47 · answer #6 · answered by N 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
same way as musical notation is introduced to kids accustomed to ABC
2016-05-24 03:50:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_phonetics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_phonetic_alphabet
2007-02-15 05:04:58 · answer #8 · answered by supersonic332003 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋