Pronunciation Essays

  • Pronunciation In English Pronunciation

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    recommendations. The chapter begins with summarizing the results of the study, and then it presents some pedagogical recommendations for teachers. Finally, the suggestions for further research are provided. 5.1 Summary and Conclusions of the study English pronunciation is very important for ESL/EFL learners to improve their communication efficiency (Ahmad, 2011). Kharma and Hajjaj (1989) believed that it is essential for a L2 learner to become familiar with the L2 consonant system as their inability to produce

  • Chaucer's Canterbury Tales - The Language of Chaucer

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    vertu engendred is the flowr; (ll. 1-4) The above is a mix of the original spelling with some gloss (in side notes) and spelling translations meant to aide in reading, but not change the poem completely. With relatively little study in the pronunciation of Middle English, most readers could understand and read aloud the poem with its intended lyricism. After some getting used to, it reads almost smoothly, and with concentration is certainly coherent. In the original manuscript, the reading

  • Docter Faustus

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    taken over by Helen’s beauty, and in the process, loses his soul. Another illustration of the trance Faustus is in, is by the use of alliteration in the first two lines of the poem. This device causes the reader to read the lines more slowly. The pronunciation of words in a moderate fashion suggests this trance, and makes the rest of the passage more comprehensible. In contrast to the first two lines, the rest of the section can be read more easily and therefore, faster. Few caesuras are utilized in

  • Samoan Language

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    family” (Encarta Online). As a student finishing up his 2nd year of the Hawaiian Language, I was amazed to find several words in Pouliuli having the same meaning in Hawaiian. Therefore, this report will focus on the Samoan language; it’s rules, pronunciation, and the similarities and differences between the Samoan language and the Hawaiian language. The Samoan language cannot be considered as strong language, and few letters of the alphabet are put to use. “D and B are never used; H, R, and K are

  • Pygmalion

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    not been eduacated fairly well and not having learned this “new” language quite well a remark from Freddy Eynford Hill sends her back into her old ways. At the being of the conversation, in Act III, Eliza is speaking with pedantic correctness of pronunciation and great beauty of tone. “How do you do, Mrs. Higgins?[she gasps slightly in making sure of the H in Higgins]....” Eliza starts to go off and loses control of her emotions later on during the conversation when she misconstrues the remark of Freddy

  • Reading And Its Impact On Education

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    way I was taught to read. I believe it is vital for young children to understand the relationship between sound and symbol relationships. This approach gives children a strategy for sounding out words that are unfamiliar to them. Unlocking the pronunciation of a word can sometimes lead to the word’s meaning, if the child is familiar with the word, and this is an important skill for young readers to have. But, the goal of reading is to ga...

  • Comparison Between Private Lives and Abigail's Party

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    people of a different race or colour, whereas in Abigail's party there is constant conversation on children and at least one or two mentions of class or race. The use of the English language is also different, Private Lives spoke with received pronunciation while Abigail's Party tended to use a more modern version of the language with usage of slang and the shortening of words such as 'cos and sentences such as; " Ang, do us a favour, throw us me fags. Would you please?" In both plays there

  • Dear Patrick,

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    a real woman, it is transformative. She is exotic, terrible, powerful. Sexy. Sexy because she is powerful, because she stands with such command and ease. I want to beher, alien as she is, to own that alchemy of sex and authority. "al·che·my Pronunciation Key ( l k -m ) n. 1. A medieval chemical philosophy having as its asserted aims the transmutation of base metals into gold. . ." Alchemists saw in matter something indiscrete, something without boundaries. Substances were implicated in each

  • language development

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    Most young children develop language rapidly, moving from crying and cooing in infancy to using hundreds of words and understanding their meanings by the time they are ready to enter kindergarten. Language development is a major accomplishment and is one of the most rewarding experiences for anyone to share with a child. Children learn to speak and understand words by being around adults and peers who communicate with them and encourage their efforts to talk. As I observed Olivia, a typically developing

  • Workplace for Disabled Employees

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    and/or mental retardation. Often the focus of comedic routines, people with speech impairment face ridicule and embarrassment with he simple act of trying to communicate with others. Stuttering, foreign accents, and difficulty with vowel pronunciation all affect the meaning behind the spoken language. For example, a statement made quickly with a harsh tone could be perceived as anger. The same statement made with a slower and softer voice could be considered as sadness. Considered these

  • Phonics and Whole Language

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    technique of reading instruction (Balmuth, 1982). According to Charles Fries, “Phonics in this sense means the practices in the teaching of reading that have aimed at matching individual letters of the alphabet with specific sounds of English pronunciation (Fries, 1963). The first definition might date back further than the second, but both are used in the instructional reading techniques today. The Definition of Whole Language The whole word approach has been often referred to as the “look

  • Budhism vs. Hinduism

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    responsibilities include reproduction and caste duties, but extend into the philosophical realm of peaceful and humble acceptance of one's position. Dharma defines correct living for a Hindu. Buddhism has a similar concept, dhamma, they even have similar pronunciation. Dhamma does not imply specific social rules, but maintains comparable philosophical beliefs. The Buddhist definition of right conduct and personal obligation, dhamma is the path which must be taken to escape the suffering of worldly life. Other

  • Much Ado About Nothing: A Comedy with Deep Meaning

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    characters (and the audience itself) see the world in general and the Forest of Arden in particular. Much Ado About Nothing is no different, but we do not pick up the deeper resonances as quickly as an Elizabethan would, simply because of a shift in pronunciation. We get our first real glimpse of the pun in the title when Don Pedro says, "Note notes, forsooth, and nothing!" (The Complete Signet Classic Shakespeare, ed. Sylvan Barnet, New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1972, 2.3.57). As A. R. Humphreys

  • Comparing Updike's A&P and Joyce's Araby

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    infatuation. Not only are descriptive phrases shared by both stories, but parallels occur with each ending, as well (Doloff 113). What is even more telling of Updike's imitation of Joyce's Araby is the fact that the A & P title is hauntingly close in pronunciation to the original story's title. T... ... middle of paper ... ...rallels, including the ending self-revelation and climax" (Doloff 255). Works Cited Coulthard, A.R. "Joyce's 'Araby'.," The Explicator, vol. 52, (1994) : Winter, pp.97(3)

  • Jujitsu Essay

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    The original spelling derived directly from the Japanese was Jujitsu. As the popularity and practice of this martial art spread across Europe, the spelling and pronunciation was forced to change. This occurred during World War II, when the name Jujitsu had to be changed to Jiu-jitsu (pronounced Jeeu-jitsu). This name-change occurred because the Germans occupying the area at the time claimed that the name resembled

  • Gender Differences of Communication

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    actually being said in a conversation. Men and women's styles of communicating are close to being directly opposites of one another. Men tend to be louder more aggressive speakers; they mumble many of their words and tend to be sloppy in their pronunciation of words. Men tend to use loudness when emphasizing words instead of inflection and pitch to emphasize points. According to Webster's, inflection is "a change in the tone of the voice," or "the change of form in a word to indicate number, case

  • Exploring Dyslexia and its Implications

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    common in males than in females. The race, culture, and society are not considered when dyslexia decides who it will attack, but when it does, it causes symptoms that differ from difficulty in spelling to lack of self confidence and difficulty in pronunciation to a bad short-term memory (Bee, 2000). There are many theories of how dyslexia is caused. One is that it is inherited. Another is the lack of certain nutrients obtained by eating some foods. Whatever the cause, it is still a serious condition

  • A Report on Lifeline for Children’s Choir Directors

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    diphthongs with their mouths. (ps. 19-21) She gives some mechanistic methods on how to develop good diction with nonsense word drills and by exaggerating consonants as they whisper words. (ps. 22-3) This reminds me of the Fred Warning emphasis on good pronunciation. She gives some reasons why a children’s choir may sing flat or sharp, and then gives some mechanistic ways to fix them. (p. 27) A choir director must fix his own hearing, before they can get to ’first base’, with their choir members. They can

  • Complexity and Ambiguity of Haircut

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    yourself that this ain't no New York City and besides that, the most of the boys works all day and don't have no leisure to drop in here and get themselves all prettied up." The conversational language of the small town, filled with slang and bad pronunciation, riddles the entire narration. Whitey says, "I bet they was more laughin' done here than any town its size in America," and "he'd be settin' in this chair part of the time," and she'd divorced him only they wasn't no chance to get alimony and

  • Analysis of Nike

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    commemorate a sea battle. Excavations have shown that the sculpture was placed alighting on a flagship, which was set in the ground in such a way that it appeared to float. If you were to break the word NIKE down, you would get Ni-key. The pronunciation for Nike is ‘nI-kE. Its function is noun, and its etymology is Greek NiKE. If you defined the word NIKE, you would find out that it means the Greek goddess of victory. Another meaning and definition of a word is SWOOSHING. Main entry: Swoosh