A Practical Course in English Pronunciation by Roopa Suzana

About the book

English, spoken in India, invariably tends to be influenced by the rules of one’s mother tongue resulting in the genesis of a number of regional varieties of spoken English. We need to wean ourselves away from these influences and interferences and approximate our English to the standard norm, so that our speech is intelligible and effective.

A Practical Course in English Pronunciation is designed to help the readers get ample exposure to the rules and the technicalities of pronunciation. It is supplemented by well laid-out practice exercises. The accompanying audio CD will greatly aid the acquisition of the spoken skill by highlighting the nuances of pronunciation. This book aims at that much needed comprehensive training in effective, slant-free articulation skills, which is necessary for both national and international intelligibility.

About the author

Roopa Suzana is on the faculty of the department of linguistics and phonetics at The English and Foreign Language University (EFLU), Hyderabad. She is actively involved in writing, revising and editing study material in Phonetics, teaching Articulatory and Acoustic Phonetics and guiding research scholars in the area of Phonetics. She also teaches Pronunciation skills on non-formal courses in the university including the International Training Programme.

After having completed her post graduation in English literature from Osmania University, she acquired the PGCTE, PGDTE, M.Phil (Linguistics and Phonetics) and Ph.D (Linguistics and Phonetics) degrees from the Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages, now, rechristened as The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad. She has a rich experience in teaching, curriculum development and content writing in Phonetics at the university level. 

Table of Contents
Foreword 
Preface 
Acknowledgements 
Phonetic Symbols 
1. An Introduction to the Production of Speech Sounds 
2. The Sounds of the English Language 
3. Vowels: Monophthongs and Diphthongs
4. Consonants 
5. The Syllable 
6. Word Accent
7. Stress and Rhythm in Connected Speech 
8. Intonation
9. Correct Pronunciation and Usage of Similar Sounding Words 
10. Common Errors in Pronunciation-Mother Tongue Influence 
Appendix I. French and Latin Words/Phrases
Appendix II. Funetics-Fun with Phonetics