American English Pronunciation Podcast

Latest Episodes:

130: 2-syllable word stress Mar 29, 2011

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How accurate are the 2-syllable word stress patterns?

129: Portuguese speakers special, part 2 Mar 15, 2011

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Troublesome consonant sounds for Portuguese speakers. Troublesome consonant sounds for Portuguese speakers.

128: The pronunciations of i-consonant-e Mar 01, 2011

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i-consonant-e in 1-, 2-, and 3-syllable words for English as a Second Language Learners. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

127: Portuguese speakers special, part 1 Feb 16, 2011

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The English vowel sounds that cause problems for Portuguese speakers. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

126: Unstressed syllables, part 2 Feb 01, 2011

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Short i as an unstressed vowel sound for English as a Second Language Learners. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

125: Unstressed syllables, part 1 Jan 18, 2011

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Schwa: the most important weak vowel sound. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

124: French words in English Jan 03, 2011

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How the French language affects English pronunciation. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

123: A Merry, Marry, Mary Christmas Dec 21, 2010

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A tri-sound merger explained for the Holidays. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

119: The bunched /r/ Oct 26, 2010

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Which of these two techniques for the r sound works best for you? Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

118: The prefix re- Oct 12, 2010

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long e, short i, short e, and schwa: all pronunciations of re- Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.