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Do you study PHONETICS ?

Hossam_bounab

Algeria

English is among the easiest languages to learn,yet it it considered among tha hardest in pronunciation,that's why there appeared a new science which is Phonetics,which deals by special symbols for how to pronuounce the letter,in each case you use it.

It helps so much in the right oral expression,check about DANIEL JONES or PETER ROACH,they are considered among the most important schomars in this domain.

01:28 PM Aug 18 2010 |

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tiffintime

tiffintime

Sri Lanka

Here's a useful website for studying phonetics:

http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/english/frameset.html

 

 

01:49 PM Aug 20 2010 |

Ryo

Ryo

Saudi Arabia

 so you  mean  that Pronunciation  is the way  to  prounction 

and  phonetics  its  the melody  of  the words?

04:59 PM Aug 20 2010 |

Hossam_bounab

Algeria

kobiet.ka

yeah you're right ZAMBOUKA is right :)

05:08 PM Aug 20 2010 |

Zambuka

Zambuka

United States

Ryo, are you a linguist? :) if yes, so study phonetics hard :) but if you’re usual mortal english learner , it’s enough to know the way to read transcription :)

09:24 PM Aug 20 2010 |

Zambuka

Zambuka

United States

By the way, look , the example of writing the words using just the pronunciation :) in Zambuka, there’s no O ;)

09:26 PM Aug 20 2010 |

Ryo

Ryo

Saudi Arabia

im not sure  whats  linguist

but i think Pronunciation   has many thing in you than study

i mean its things that we gain it  more than study it 

10:17 PM Aug 20 2010 |

Zambuka

Zambuka

United States

Linguist is the person who studies the languages as a science, from a scientific point of view

10:38 PM Aug 20 2010 |

Ryo

Ryo

Saudi Arabia

Thanks  Zambouka  i got it

11:35 PM Aug 20 2010 |

tiffintime

tiffintime

Sri Lanka

Though phonetic symbols are useful if you want to find out the pronunciation of words on your own, other factors are also significant such as stress, intonation, and what is described as 'connected speech'. In 'natural English speech', the pronunciation of individual words could change and some words could also be omitted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybGEZUdiZrY&feature=related

 


12:18 PM Aug 23 2010 |