{"product_id":"english-pronunciation-for-speakers-of-spanish-from-theory-to-practice-paperback","title":"English Pronunciation for Speakers of Spanish: From Theory to Practice - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaría de Los Ángeles Gómez González\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTeresa Sánchez Roura\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEnglish Pronunciation for Speakers of Spanish\u003c\/em\u003e fills a gaping hole in the market for books on English phonetics and pronunciation because it not only combines theoretical issues and applications to practice, but it also adopts a contrastive English-Spanish approach to better suit the needs of Spanish-speaking learners of English (SSLE), enabling them to build gradually on the knowledge gained in each chapter.\u003cbr\u003eThe book covers the key concepts of English phonetics and phonology in seven chapters written in an accessible and engaging style: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Phonetics and Phonology\u003cbr\u003e2. The Production and Classification of Speech Sounds\u003cbr\u003e3. Vowels and Glides\u003cbr\u003e4. Consonants\u003cbr\u003e5. Segment Dynamics: Aspects of Connected Speech\u003cbr\u003e6. Beyond the Segment: Stress and Intonation\u003cbr\u003e7. Predicting Pronunciation from Spelling (and vice versa) \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeatures: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ein-text audio illustrations, as well as over a hundred written and audio exercises with corresponding keys and different kinds of artwork (Tables, Figures, illustrations, spectrograms, etc.) \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eclassic readings in the discipline in the Further Reading section of each chapter \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehighlights the phonetic contrasts and specific cues that are more important to aid comprehension in English and offers guidelines on \"correct\" pronunciation habits to help SSLE sound as close as possible to native English \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book's companion website, EPSS Multimedia Lab, can be used on computers, smartphones and tablets, and is useful for the self-taught student and the busy lecturer alike. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeatures of the website: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ea complete sound bank defining and illustrating the sounds of English RP as compared with those of Peninsular Spanish \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ewritten definitions and animated diagrams, videos and original recordings (by native speakers of English and Spanish) showing the articulation of each sound, alongside its most common spellings, as well as pronunciation practice for individual words and whole sentences \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea comprehensive selection of over a hundred written and audio exercises (with their keys) for practice both at home or in the language lab \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eaudio files corresponding to the audio illustrations given in the written book \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea repository of useful resources by topics and a list of online glossaries and pronunciation dictionaries \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaría de los Ángeles Gómez González \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eTeresa Sánchez Roura, \u003c\/strong\u003eSantiago de Compostela University, Spain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 435\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 09, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52585024323891,"sku":"9781501510960","price":50.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/c1Zpd0dyYTlPVVY5cEJYR2lUUmQ1QT09.webp?v=1761602337","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/english-pronunciation-for-speakers-of-spanish-from-theory-to-practice-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}