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Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd Elementary Communication Games 2.0
Book SynopsisThe Communication Games 2.0 series is a collection of resources for English language teachers, and Elementary Communication Games 2.0 is designed for beginners and elementary language learners at CEFR A1–A2 level. Earlier editions of the series have been best sellers globally and have already been translated into 12 languages. Taking on board feedback from these earlier generations and modern viewpoints, global issues and topical discussions, and current teaching practices into account – including the dramatic rise of teaching online and hybrid lessons – the new generation of the series has emerged. The idea behind this new generation is to be a go-to resource of communication games and activities, providing a wide variety of activities for communicative and interactive practice during lesson time with the teacher as a guide, facilitator and linguistic coach, for both the live online, hybrid and face-to-face classrooms of today and in the teaching of tomorrow. Organised into 50 activities with varying time frames according to level and type of activity, each book in the Communication Games 2.0 series consists of comprehensive teacher’s notes with aims, language summaries and detailed procedure for each game or activity for both teaching face to face in class and live online; pages of photocopiable materials for each game or activity; and photocopiable rules sheets for the learners.
£34.95
Hawthorn Press Fairytales Families and Forests: Storytelling
Book SynopsisThe sequel to the award-winning Natural Storyteller: Wildlife tales for telling, this book encourages parents and teachers of young children to tell stories in their family or pre-schoolChildren love songs, action rhymes and stories. They love their parents, carers and teachers telling them stories. They love telling stories of their own.Written by two pioneering storytellers, Fairytales, Families and Forests is an invitation and guide to storytelling with and for young children. For each year of the child?s life, from birth to seven years, the book offers age-specific stories, verses and games. It is brimming with ideas for celebrating the seasons, for participation, for harnessing rhythm and rhyme, puppets and crafts.A book to enrich family and pre-school life and help instill a love of trees, nature and the outdoors in the next generation of storytellers.
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Cle International Communication progressive du francais Niveau
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Beijing Language & Culture University Press,China Developing Chinese - Intermediate Speaking Course
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Tuttle Publishing Continuing Vietnamese
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Fernand Nathan Corriges debutant complet A1.1
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Cle International Communication progressive du francais Niveau
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£16.10
OUP Oxford Trio Listening and Speaking Level 1 Student Book
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Handbook of Phonetics
Book SynopsisWith contributions from a team of world-renowned authors, this handbook presents thorough coverage of the many subdisciplines of phonetics. It provides postgraduate students and academic researchers with a state-of-the-art knowledge of the field, and suggests how this knowledge can best be applied to teaching the next generation of phoneticians.Table of ContentsIntroduction Rachael-Anne Knight and Jane Setter; Part I. Segmental Production: 1. Physiological Foundations Alan Wrench and Janet Mackenzie Beck; 2. Vowels Jarek Weckwerth; 3.Consonants Michael Proctor; 4.Coarticulation Khalil Iskarous and Christine Mooshammer; 5. Processes in Connected Speech Natasha Warner; Part II. Prosodic Production: 6. Stress and Rhythm Marina Noelia Cantarutti and Beatrice Szczepek Reed; 7. Lexical Tone Albert Lee, Peggy Mok; 8. Intonation Paul Warren and Sasha Calhoun; 9.Voice Quality John H. Esling and Scott R. Moisik; Part III. Measuring Speech: 10. Measuring Vowels Byunggon Yang; 11. Measuring Consonants Mauricio A. Figueroa Candia and Young Shin Kim; 12. Measuring Speech Rhythm Amalia Arvaniti; 13. Fundamental Frequency and Pitch Daniel Hirst and Céline De Looze; 14.Observing and Measuring Speech Articulation Susan Lin; 15. Beyond Functional Speech Synthesis Rupal Patel, Geoffrey S. Meltzner and Markus Toman; Part IV. Audition and Perception: 16. Neurological Foundations of Phonetic Sciences Francis C. K. Wong, Mark Antoniou and Patrick C. M. Wong; 17. Psycholinguistic Aspects Meghan Sumner and Seung Kyung Kim; 18. Phonetics and Eye-Tracking Eva Reinisch and Holger Mitterer; 19. Automatic Speech Recognition by Machines Sabato Marco Siniscalchi and Chin-Hui Lee; Part V. Applications of Phonetics: 20. Pedagogical Approaches Rachael-Anne Knight, Jane Setter and Nicole Whitworth; 21. Pronunciation Teaching Jane Setter and Takehiko Makino; 22. Sociophonetics Katie Drager and Thomas Kettig; 23. Developmental Phonetics of Speech Production Yvan Rose, Tara McAllister and Sharon Inkelas; 24. Clinical Phonetics Matthew Moreland; 25. Forensic Phonetics Toby Hudson, Kirsty McDougall, Vincent Hughes; 26. The Phonetics of Talk in Interaction Richard Ogden; 27. The Phonetics/Phonology Interface Robert Kennedy.
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McGraw-Hill Education Practice Makes Perfect Italian Conversation
Book SynopsisLearn to speak Italian as fluently as Italians doâan indispensable guide, now with a timely new chapter on remote communicationWhether you're learning Italian now at an intermediate level or looking to brush up on your Italian conversational skills, Practice Makes Perfect: Italian Conversation offers a unique and effective way to learn to speak the language fluently and spontaneously. You'll get a handle on sentence building right away, through extensive exercises that let you practice what you've learned through engaging dialogues and numerous real-life examples.Based on the successful approach of the Practice Makes Perfect series, Practice Makes Perfect: Italian Conversation, Premium Third Edition is organized around 11 units that present specific conversational functions, from Striking Up a Conversation to Giving Opinions, each exemplified with short dialogues that are also available as audio recordings via app. The units provide you the
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Pro Language Learning Aprende Inglés Para Principiantes: ¡Nunca Antes
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Pro Language Learning Aprende Inglés en tu Coche: ¡Aprender Inglés Para
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Cle International Communication progressive du francais Niveau
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Didier 100 FLE Communication essentielle du francais A2
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£35.38
Edizioni Edilingua srlu La nuova Prova orale 2: + IDEE online code. B2/C2
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Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc Essentials of Communication Sciences Disorders
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John Murray Press Complete Biblical Hebrew
Book SynopsisIs this the right book for me?Do you want to be able to read Biblical Hebrew with confidence? Find all the essential tools in this best-selling course from Teach Yourself - the No. 1 brand in language learning. Learn through original texts that make grammar and vocabulary easy and memorable. This new edition makes learning fast and hassle-free, with an easy-to-read page design and extra exercises provided online at www.teachyourself.com/biblicalhebrewLearn effortlessly with these interactive features: Author summariesLots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author''s many years of experience.Grammar tipsEasy-to-follow building blocks to give you a clear understanding.Useful vocabularyEasy to find and learn, to build a solid foundation for understanding.Test yourselfTests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.Table of Contents : Introduction ·: Aims ·: Objectives ·: Methods : Unit 1 ·: The Alphabet ·: Consonants ·: Final Forms ·: Short vowels ·: Reading Practice : Unit 2 ·: Long vowels ·: Sheva and composite sheva ·: Reading practice : Unit 3 ·: Dagesh ·: Definite Article ·: Genesis 20:1a : Unit 4 ·: Conjunction w ·: Plurals ·: Genesis 20:1b : Unit 5 ·: Subject pronouns ·: Sentences without verbs ·: Genesis 20:2a ·: Test : Unit 6 ·: Nouns ·: Object marker t) ·: Genesis 20:2b : Unit 7 ·: Prepositions (separable and inseparable) ·: Genesis 20:3 : Unit 8 ·: Interrogative h ·: The Perfect ·: Genesis 20:4 : Unit 9 ·: Adjectives ·: Demonstrative and interrogative pronouns ·: Genesis 20:5 : Unit 10 ·: The Construct ·: Object pronouns ·: Genesis 20:6 ·: Test : Unit 11 ·: Imperfect ·: Imperative ·: Infinitive absolute ·: Genesis 20:7-8 : Unit 12 ·: Interrogative pronouns ·: Nouns with Pronominal Suffixes ·: Genesis 20:9-10 : Unit 13 ·: Infinitive construct ·: Relative pronoun ·: He locale ·: Genesis 20:11-14 : Unit 14 ·: Particles ·: The divine name ·: Genesis 20:15-18 : Unit 15 ·: Vav consecutive: Imperfect ·: Genesis 21:1-3 ·: Vav consecutive: Perfect ·: Genesis 21:4-6 ·: Test : Unit 16 ·: Noun declensions ·: Gentilic adjectives ·: Gen 21:7-9 ·: Jussive ·: Qal and Niphal ·: Gen 21:10-13 : Unit 17 ·: Verbs with pronominal suffixes ·: Gen 21:14-16 ·: Cohortative ·: Gen 21:17-18 ·: Piel, Pual and Hithpael ·: Gen 21:19-21 : Unit 18 ·: Particles ·: Adverbs ·: Gen 22:1-4 ·: Hiphil ·: Gen 22:5-8 : Unit 19 ·: Prepositions with suffixes ·: Gen 22:9-12 ·: Oracle formula ·: Textual problems and versions ·: Gen 22:13-16 : Unit 20 ·: General revision ·: Hophal ·: Gen 22:17-20 ·: Hapax legomena ·: Gen 22:21-24 ·: Test
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Pearson Education Limited Talk Arabic Book 2nd Edition
Book SynopsisTable of Contents Introduction How to use Talk Arabic Pronunciation guide ahlan wa sahlan Arabic script: introduction min wayn inta? Arabic script: 1 Arabic script: 2 haadi Farida Arabic script: 3 Arabic script: 4 waaHid ’ahwa, min faDlak Checkpoint 1 law samaHt, fiih maT9am hawn? Arabic script: 5 Arabic script: 6 kiif aruuH lis-suu’? Arabic script: 7 Arabic script: the hamza ’addaysh haada? Checkpoint 2 9andak ghurfa? Arabic script: numbers fiih qiTaar li Halab? Modern Standard Arabic il-akl laziiz! Checkpoint 3 Arabic script: answers Transcripts and Answers Grammar Arabic–English glossary English-Arabic glossary
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Taylor & Francis Discourse Gender and Shifting Identities in Japan
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Alfred A. Knopf Life on Delay
Book SynopsisUSA TODAY BOOK CLUB PICK • A candid memoir about a lifelong struggle to speak. • “A raw, intimate look at [Hendrickson''s] life with a stutter. It’s a profoundly moving book that will reshape the way you think about people living with this condition.”—Esquire“Brims with empathy and honesty...It’s fantastic.”—Clint Smith, best-selling author of How the Word Is Passed“I can’t remember the last time I read a book that made me want to both cry and cheer so much, often at the same time.”—Robert Kolker, best-selling author of Hidden Valley RoadIn the fall of 2019, John Hendrickson wrote a groundbreaking story for The Atlantic about Joe Biden’s decades-long journey with stuttering, as well as his own. The article went viral, reaching readers around the world and altering the course of Hendrickson’s life. Ov
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Alma Edizioni Italiano in pratica: + video online. A1/A2
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Life UpperIntermediate Combo Split B with the
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Cambridge University Press The Pronunciation of English
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Cambridge University Press Present Yourself Level 2 Students Book with Digital Pack
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McGraw-Hill Education Communicating in Groups
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Cambridge University Press Prosodic Patterns in English Conversation
Book SynopsisLanguage is more than words: it includes the prosodic features and patterns that we use, subconsciously, to frame meanings and achieve our goals in our interaction with others. Here, Nigel G. Ward explains how we do this, going beyond intonation to show how pitch, timing, intensity and voicing properties combine to form meaningful temporal configurations: prosodic constructions. Bringing together new findings and hitherto-scattered observations from phonetic and pragmatic studies, this book describes over twenty common prosodic patterns in English conversation. Using examples from real conversations, it illustrates how prosodic constructions serve essential functions such as inviting, showing approval, taking turns, organizing ideas, reaching agreement, and evoking action. Prosody helps us establish rapport and nurture relationships, but subtle differences in prosody across languages and subcultures can be damagingly misunderstood. The findings presented here will enable both native sTrade Review'Nigel G. Ward's book presents a novel approach to a long elusive question: what are the acoustic correlates of prosody that align with communicative functions? By taking a data mining approach, acoustic features long thought to be correlates of prosodic categories and long speculated as contributing in complex ways, can be examined together. While research has been hampered by the lack of consensus defining discrete communicative functions, Ward takes a defiantly speculative approach in the interpretation of his very concrete statistical associations, paving the way for the discipline to use his methods experimentally.' Nanette Veilleux, Simmons University, BostonTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Bookended narrow pitch regions; 3. Downstep constructions; 4. Creaky voice and its functions; 5. Perspectives on prosody; 6. Late pitch peak and its functions; 7. Expressing positive assessments; 8. Superposition; 9. A big-data approach; 10. From patterns to meanings; 11. Turn-taking constructions; 12. Topic management constructions; 13. Stance-related constructions; 14. The rest of English prosody; 15. Envoi.
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John Murray Press Intermediate Egyptian Arabic New Edition (Learn
Book Synopsis'The thrill is that you're actually figuring it out on your own. You're engaging with another language, not just parroting it... It's an excellent way to start, and leaves the listener thinking, Hey, Ich kann do dis.' - New Yorker, David Sedaris, humorist and author, on learning German with the Michel Thomas MethodLooking for a convenient language course that fits your lifestyle and gets you speaking a new language in a matter of weeks, not years? The original no-books, no-homework, no-memorizing method is in tune with the way the brain prefers to receive, store and retrieve information. You'll stick with it because you'll love it.* Improve your Egyptian Arabic naturally and unforgettably without strain or stress* Learn from listening and speaking, without the pressure of writing or memorizing* Build up your Egyptian Arabic in manageable steps by thinking out answers for yourself WHY IS THE METHOD SO SUCCESSFUL?'What you understand, you know; and what you know, you don't forget.' - Michel Thomas Before there was machine learning, there was Michel Thomas. For over 50 years he worked on decoding languages by breaking them down into their most essential component parts. These 'building blocks' are introduced to the learner sequentially in such a way that you reconstruct the language for yourself - to form your own sentences, to say what you want, when you want. This unique method draws on the principles of instructional psychology and works with the way your brain prefers to receive, store and retrieve information. Knowledge is structured and organized so that you absorb the language easily and don't forget it. The method is designed to eliminate the stress which prevents you from relaxing and allowing the brain to work in the way which accepts learning in a seemingly painless, very exciting and highly motivating way. HOW DO THE COURSES WORK?'All stress inhibits true and effective learning' - Michel Thomas During the course, you will join Michel Thomas Method teachers Jane Wightwick and Mahmoud Gaafar and two students in a live lesson, learning from both their successes and their mistakes to keep you motivated and involved throughout the course. You, as the learner, become the third student and participate actively in the class. Within the very first hour you will be able to construct complex phrases by listening and thinking out answers for yourself without the pressure of writing or stress of having to memorize. You will learn at your own pace, pausing and repeating where necessary, and complete the course in about 15-20 hours. By the end of the course, you will have a solid working knowledge of Egyptian Arabic and be able to express yourself confidently in a variety of situations. WHAT WILL I ACTUALLY ACHIEVE?'I am the architect who builds the house. It's up to you to decorate it.' - Michel ThomasThe Michel Thomas Method will help you kick-start, continue, and flourish in your language learning journey. The Intermediate course will give you a full understanding of all the verb tenses and help you to speak more fluidly, with proper pronunciation, faster than most any other method. Along with the Foundation course, it is designed to give you a strong foundation and good working knowledge of a language from which you can expand and later 'add decoration' to. It is a rapid method for learning, but still requires effort and concentration on the part of the learner.WHAT'S NEW IN THIS NEW EDITION? This new edition includes an audio review course to let you quickly revise and consolidate your learning once you've completed the full course. WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE COURSE?* Intermediate Egyptian Arabic includes four audio Course CDs and one audio Review CD to continue and consolidate your knowledge. The booklet is available to download from www.michelthomas.com. *Note that the course content is the same as the previously entitled Perfect Arabic course, but the CD-ROM has been replaced with audio review CDs. LEARN ANYWHERE! Reclaim your pockets of free time to learn a new language! Don't be tied to chunky books or your computer, Michel Thomas Method audio courses let you learn whenever and wherever you want, in as little or as much time as you have.Trade ReviewThe thrill is that you're actually figuring it out on your own. You're engaging with another language, not just parroting it... It's an excellent way to start, and leaves the listener thinking, Hey, Ich kann do dis. -- David Sedaris, humorist and author * New Yorker, From ‘Easy, Tiger, Language Lessons on the Road’ *I've used Michel Thomas to get off the starting block for French, Italian and Spanish and I'm always surprised by how much I can say after only a few hours of listening. The Michel Thomas Italian course organises verbs into logical groups which helps you pick them up fast. And perhaps more importantly, it shows you how to use this grammar to build useful sentences. -- Katie Harris, joyoflanguages.comI experienced the same sort of pleasure that you got from suddenly getting a crossword clue right or cracking a code...the finger-snapping moment of, Oh My God! I've just understood what you've said to me in Spanish or you've just understood me! -- Peter Løvstrøm, ActorThe nearest thing to painless learning * The Times *A unique and perfectly brilliant way of learning languages -- Stephen FryThe most extraordinary learning experience of my life -- Emma ThompsonThomas makes it simple * Sunday Times *Works like a dream * Daily Telegraph *Michel Thomas is a precious find indeed * The Guardian *Five minutes in and you already feel like you're winning * Time Out *
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Political Discourse Analysis
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the analysis of language (possibly in conjunction with other semiotic systems) in course of our lives as citizens of established polities of various scopes. It includes social or human sciences (including political science, psychology, sociology, discourse analysis, linguistics, literary and cultural studies, education, etc.) insofar as they deal with discourse as politic behaviour.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Development of Prosody & Prosodic Structure
Book SynopsisThis book is a comprehensive yet succinct overview of research on prosodic development, uniting phonetic, phonological, and clinical approaches to the topic. It brings together diverse research findings on prosodic perception, prosodic production, the development of prosodic structure, and prosodic disorders in clinical populations. The book is written for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, as well as for professionals and scholars working in linguistics, child language development, psychology, or related disciplines. It also introduces the reader to important related themes in speech perception research such as prosodic bootstrapping and word segmentation. Included in this first part is a discussion of the production of prosody during the pre-linguistic and early linguistic periods, with a focus on central topics such as ambient language effects and differentiation of prosody according to pragmatic function. In this part is where the discussion of the development of individual prosodic systems such as stress, timing, intonation, and tone are discussed. This book also deals with clinical aspects of prosody such as the assessment of prosody and atypical prosody in clinical conditions such as autistic spectrum disorder, childhood apraxia of speech, specific language impairment, and hearing impairment. The book''s cross-linguistic approach is documented through numerous examples and illustrations. Chapter summaries, relevant sidebar topics, and a list of key terms make the book highly readable and accessible.
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Silman-James Press,U.S. Audiobook Acting: A Masterclass in the Art and
Book SynopsisAudiobook Acting: A Masterclass in the Art and the Business is the roadmap to compelling audiobook storytelling. Written as if you are in a personal coaching session with Taro Meyer, each chapter focuses on a single topic and offers illuminating stories and workouts that allow you to practice and progress at your own pace. New actors will learn to handle any type of book -- as well as how-to produce a demo, make submissions, and access industry resources -- and experienced professionals will learn new techniques. Master powerful techniques that will enable you to: Strengthen your voice through proper breathing and vocal placement; Develop a tone and point of view for each book; Fuse your interpretation with the author''s; Create evocative imagery; Develop identifiable, vibrant characters.
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University Press of Southern Denmark Introduction to the Pronunciation of North
Book SynopsisThis introduction is tailored for a one or two term undergraduate course on North American English pronunciation. The book assumes no prior knowledge of the study of speech sounds, but guides the reader step-by-step through the main concepts and methods of a phonetic and phonological analysis of a representative North American English variety. After a brief introduction to the history of English in North America, the first of the book''s three parts deals with the classification and description of individual consonants and vowels. The second part is concerned with issues such as word stress, syllables, rhythm and intonation. The third part has variation and change as topics, both optional present-day and historical variations, and concludes with an outline of the main regional dialects in North America. Each of the ten chapters is aided by a concise summary followed by a list of further reading, and an index helps the reader finding all the important terms. Offering comprehensive knowledge on all aspects of North American English pronunciation, the books aims to fill a gap in the study of English pronunciation, which for some time has lacked a thorough and updated introduction to the variety spoken in North America.
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University Press of Southern Denmark Outline of English Pronunciation: 3rd Revised
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Oxford University Press Singing and Communicating in English
Book SynopsisFrom the Foreword by Renee Fleming: Kathryn LaBouff has developed an approach to singing in the English language which is wonderfully user-friendly, and which has surely saved much wear and tear on my voice. It is a technique that has empowered me with the knowledge and skills to bring a text to life and to be able to negotiate all of the sounds of the language with the least amount of effort. I have found her clever and extremely creative use of substitute consonants or combinations of consonants in creating clear diction utterly delightful because they are surprising and because they work. These techniques have been equally useful when singing in foreign languages. We sopranos are not usually known to have good diction, particularly in our high range. I found that working with Kathryn improved my ability to be understood by an enormous percentile of the audience with much less vocal fatigue than I would have experienced if left to my own devices. I have often told my colleagues enthuTrade ReviewIn the rehearsal process Kathryn LaBouff is my secret weapon. She has an uncanny ability to take dramatic ideas and unify them with her own technical and diction work for the performer. The result of her collaboration is that the performer can activate and communicate the text like no one else. The diction techniques that she developed are easily accessible in this book, and will help clean up English text delivery in productions around the world. This is a must-have for all directors, coaches, teachers, performers and anyone who champions opera in English. * Francesca Zambello, Director, Artistic Advisor to San Francisco Opera *Staggeringly high standard of diction. The surest method of converting people to Opera. * Opera Now *Singing in English can be one of the most satisfying experiences for a singer. Whilst singers realize considerable skills in a range of European languages, English remains sidelined, expected to look after itself. This book offers guidance to singers for 'singing and communicating,' which then leads to comprehension -- for artist and audience alike. In exploring this rich and varied language, Kathryn LaBouff deals fully with some obvious, and other much less obvious aspects of singing in English. Her book deserves a special place in every singer's library. * Sir Thomas Allen CBE, Kammersänger of the Bayerische Staatsoper Munich *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements Foreword Chapter 1: Why Study English Diction? Chapter 2: Communication Through Appropriate Stress Chapter 3: Preparation for Vowel Production Chapter 4: The Front Vowels Chapter 5: The Backing Vowels Chapter 6: The Mixed Vowels Chapter 7: The Diphthongs & Triphthongs Chapter 8: The Three Semi-Vowel Glides Chapter 9: Introduction to Consonants Chapter 10: The Plosives Chapter 11: The Fricatives Chapter 12: Nasal Consonants Plus Lyrical L Chapter 13: The Owner's Manual: Connecting the Dots Chapter 14: Singing in the British Dialect: "The Rain in Spain" Chapter 15: The Mid-Atlantic Dialect Afterword Appendices: I: IPA Alphabet for the English Language II: Three-Dialect Overview III: Regional Dialects Glossary Bibliography Index of Texts and Music Examples CD Guide
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Oxford University Press Singing and Communicating in English A Singers Guide to English Diction
Trade ReviewIn the rehearsal process Kathryn LaBouff is my secret weapon. She has an uncanny ability to take dramatic ideas and unify them with her own technical and diction work for the performer. The result of her collaboration is that the performer can activate and communicate the text like no one else. The diction techniques that she developed are easily accessible in this book, and will help clean up English text delivery in productions around the world. This is a must-have for all directors, coaches, teachers, performers and anyone who champions opera in English. * Francesca Zambello, Director, Artistic Advisor to San Francisco Opera *Staggeringly high standard of diction. The surest method of converting people to Opera. * Opera Now *Singing in English can be one of the most satisfying experiences for a singer. Whilst singers realize considerable skills in a range of European languages, English remains sidelined, expected to look after itself. This book offers guidance to singers for 'singing and communicating,' which then leads to comprehension -- for artist and audience alike. In exploring this rich and varied language, Kathryn LaBouff deals fully with some 7bvious, and other much less obvious aspects of singing in English. Her book deserves a special place in every singer's library. * Sir Thomas Allen CBE, Kammersänger of the Bayerische Staatsoper Munich *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements Forward Chapter 1: Why Study English Diction? Chapter 2: Communication Through Appropriate Stress Chapter 3: Preparation for Vowel Production Chapter 4: The Front Vowels Chapter 5: The Backing Vowels Chapter 6: The Mixed Vowels Chapter 7: The Diphthongs & Triphthongs Chapter 8: The Three Semi-Vowel Glides Chapter 9: Introduction to Consonants Chapter 10: The Plosives Chapter 11: The Fricatives Chapter 12: Nasal Consonants Plus Lyrical L Chapter 13: The Owner's Manual: Connecting the Dots Chapter 14: Singing in the British Dialect: "The Rain in Spain" Chapter 15: The Mid-Atlantic Dialect Afterward Appendices: I: IPA Alphabet for the English Language II: Three-Dialect Overview III: Regional Dialects Glossary Bibliography Index of Texts and Music Examples CD Guide
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Lessac Training and Research Institute Collective Writings on the Lessac Voice and Body Work A Festschrift
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