General American(一般美国读音).docVIP

General American These recordings of Comma Gets a Cure were all made by trained speech teachers who teach some variety of Standard American or General American speech for the stage. They will be useful to those interested in learning what various American speech professionals recommend as a desirable non-regional style of American English. For instructional materials or coaching in the accents and dialects represented here please go to Other Dialect Services. Dialect Samples To properly play a sound sample, you may first need to save it to your own computer. To display the various save options, PC users should right-click on the desired sample below; Mac users should press the Control key while clicking. A high-speed connection to the Internet may allow you to play the file simply by clicking it once or twice. Sound Sample Basic Information Eric Armstrong Eric Armstrong teaches voice and speech at York University in Toronto, Canada. Born raised in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. As a child, he lived in France for a year, and did half his schooling in French. At 19, he went to Concordia University in Montreal for 3 years, followed by a year at the Drama Studio, London (UK). After working as a professional actor for 5 years in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, Professor Armstrong returned to Toronto to get his MFA in Acting and Teaching Voice under David Smukler at York University. Since then he has lived and taught in Windsor, Ontario, Boston, MA (where he worked at Brandeis University,) and in Chicago (teaching at Roosevelt University). He has taught General American accents to Canadians and Americans alike. Rena Cook Rena Cook was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona. Her parents were insistent on good speech in the home. She moved to Oklahoma in 1979. As a theatre voice and speech specialist, she has received training in General American speech. She is the resident voice specialist at the University of Oklahoma. Mavoureen Dwyer Mavourneen Dwyer lived her first eight ye