The Articulate Voice: An Introduction to Voice and DictionMost books about voice and diction are geared toward a specific audience -- some focus on actors and broadcasters, some on speakers and leaders, others on foreigners who are learning English as a second language, and still others on people who simply need additional guidance about voice and diction. But this book covers them all. This book taps into research to help readers understand why voice improvement is vital to a positive image. A basic book for voice and articulation, this guide introduces principles of voice production and techniques for improving pitch, rate, volume, and quality. Photographs enable readers to see the shape of the mouth for certain sounds, General American English is used as an "industry standard to teach vowels and consonants. The book clearly and concisely describes voice production and explains its companion component-- hearing. Public speakers, communication specialists, ESL specialists and students, broadcasters, theater performers, and anyone interested in improving. |
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alveolar ridge American English articulation back vowels begin Blends breath support called cavity Chapter Classification Cognate combinations communication Consonants produced Contrast Drill Words dialect diphthongs Drill Sentences Drill Words Initial end positions English language example Exercise exhalation following lists fricative glottis hard palate hear inflection inhale Initial Medial End instructor International Phonetic Alphabet intonation language larynx linguistic lips listener loudness level manner of articulating meaning mid vowels mid-mouth mouth nasal non-native speakers oral palate paralinguistic passage pause person pharynx Phonation phoneme pitch level pitch range plosive positions in words pronunciation relaxed resonance sample words schwa slightly soft palate speak speech stressed and unstressed syllabic stress syllables in words teeth Tip of tongue unstressed syllables upper gum ridge upper molars various spellings velum Vocal folds vibrate vocal quality voice voiceless words for various Words Initial Medial