{"product_id":"experiencing-accents-9781032324142","title":"Experiencing Accents","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExperiencing Accents: A Knight-Thompson Speechwork Guide for Acting in Accent\u003c\/em\u003e presents a comprehensive and systematic approach to accent acquisition for actors. It lays out an accessible and effective set of tools, exercises, and theoretical frameworks grounded in current linguistic science, as well as more than two decades of teaching, actor training, and coaching developed by Knight-Thompson Speechwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book dismantles the notions that accents exist on a spectrum of good and bad or that neutral, general, or standard can serve as ideals for speech. By de-centering elitist and authoritarian worldviews, it gives actors a path to mobilize their innate language abilities to acquire any accent, relying on descriptive and experiential knowledge. The innovative approach of the Four Ps  People, Prosody, Posture, and Pronunciation  builds cultural competence that honors accents as they exist in the world, increases the physical and perceptive skills of the actor, and pro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeacher Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStudent Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart I: Foundations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModule 1: Orienting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModule 2: Unpacking\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModule 3: The Four P’s\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart II: Exploring the Four P’s\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModule 4: People - Asking Questions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModule 5: People - Doing Research\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModule 6: Prosody - Listen and Sing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModule 7: Prosody - The Meaning of Music\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModule 8: Posture - Listen with Your Mouth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModule 9: Posture - Speech as Movement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModule 10: Pronunciation – Categories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModule 11: Pronunciation - Particulars\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModule 12: The Four P’s Combined\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart III: Performance and Play\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModule 13: Accent Celebrations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModule 14: Embodied Practice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModule 15: Experiencing Play\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018975936855,"sku":"9781032324142","price":31.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032324142.jpg?v=1750778884","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/experiencing-accents-9781032324142","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}