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English Pronunciation PracticeA Practical Course for Students of EnglishByWang GuizhenFaculty of English Language CultureGuangdong University of Foreign Studies Revision Part I English Phonemes English vowels vowel classification The English pure vowels can be classified according to the height of the raised part of the tongue the part of the tongue raised the position of the lips Reading Practice I shall have to try and get some cash from our bank at lunchtime. Then we can let them have the money that they want as soon as they like. What are they asking us to pay them? Reading Practice I shall have to try and get some cash from our bank at lunchtime. Then we can let them have the money that they want as soon as they like. What are they asking us to pay them? (15/41) Part II The Rhythmic Structure of English Rhythm and stress Rhythm and the length of sounds Rhythm and sound linking Rhythm and assimilation Rhythm and weak forms |How did you |manage to |keep so |calm secs|.33 .33 .33 |.33 .33 .33 | .5 .5 | 1.0 ? secs|.5 .25 .25 |.5 .25 .25 |.67 .33 | 1.0 I. Rhythm and stress Sentence stress has two main functions: 1. To indicate the important words in the sentence; 2. To serve as the basis for the rhythmical structure of the sentence. Ex. 1 Content words are usually stressed and function words unstressed: I called her at home, but she was at school. Keep her from moving so I can take her picture. Nothing happened to Ted during the storm. Take it or leave it; the choice is up to you. Ex. 2 Content words are not always stressed: -- Hello, Im John. Whats your name? -- My names Frank. Im Simon Browns cousin. Where do you live? -- Next door to the Browns. Where do you live? Berts friend John has just sold two very fine old paintings. The Daniel Jones Pronouncing Dictionary lists most versions of modern English Pronunciation. What would you have done if he had ta