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Pronunciation is probably the most neglected aspect of English language teaching.
Phonology is the study science analysis and classification of the physical properties of sounds.
Intonation is generally considered to be the variation in volume and pitch in a whole sentence,whereas stress is more concerned with individual words.
Techniques for indicating and teaching intonation:
-nonsense words
-by gesture
-humming or singing
-the board
Techniques for indicating and teaching stress:
-contrastive stress
-by gesture
-choral work
-the board
stress marks
There are four major ways that sounds join together in English:
-linking
-sound dropping:t,d
-sound changing
-extra lettering
Teaching techniques for the pronunciation of individual sounds:
-peer dictation
-your own mouth
-visuals
-phonemes
-tongue twisters
In this unit I have learnt about pronunciation and phonology.
