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... matter of faithful and persistent effort in the establishment of right habits of living , thinking , and speaking . The study of all branches of linguistics , and especially of phonetics , by furnishing a basic knowledge of speech ...
... matter of faithful and persistent effort in the establishment of right habits of living , thinking , and speaking . The study of all branches of linguistics , and especially of phonetics , by furnishing a basic knowledge of speech ...
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... matter of reeducation . Voice and speech develop at an early age , and in many individuals bad habits of speaking are formed at this time . Poor models for imitation , careless instruction , untrained ears , physical defects , any or ...
... matter of reeducation . Voice and speech develop at an early age , and in many individuals bad habits of speaking are formed at this time . Poor models for imitation , careless instruction , untrained ears , physical defects , any or ...
Page xxx
... well as in suggesting subject matter for more advanced work in group discussion and in public speaking . St The inclusion of much phonetic material has been made at XXX FOREWORD TO THE TEACHER PART I THEORY OF VOICE AND SPEECH.
... well as in suggesting subject matter for more advanced work in group discussion and in public speaking . St The inclusion of much phonetic material has been made at XXX FOREWORD TO THE TEACHER PART I THEORY OF VOICE AND SPEECH.
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... matter and in method of approach . They have made , therefore , every effort to avoid the impression of dogmatism in their statements . They would welcome any constructive criticism by teachers , students , and others interested in the ...
... matter and in method of approach . They have made , therefore , every effort to avoid the impression of dogmatism in their statements . They would welcome any constructive criticism by teachers , students , and others interested in the ...
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... matter as saying " Good morning . " These words might seem to be merely the response of my speech mechanism to the greeting of an acquaintance , but consider how many factors complicate the matter . The stimulus is not merely some words ...
... matter as saying " Good morning . " These words might seem to be merely the response of my speech mechanism to the greeting of an acquaintance , but consider how many factors complicate the matter . The stimulus is not merely some words ...
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abdominal accent articulation arytenoid cartilages assimilation audience becomes body breath called Cartilage cavity chapter cricoid cartilage develop Diacritical Mark diphthong effect element emphasis English epiglottis exercise expression ǝnd ənd feeling fricative front front vowel give glottis group discussion habits hard palate heard hearers hyoid bone important interest intonation labio-dental language larynx LATERAL CONSONANT lips lower teeth means mental method mouth muscles nasal consonant natural noʊ off-glide Omar Khayyám passage persons pharynx Phonetic Symbol phrase pitch plosive poem position post-dental pronounced pronunciation public speaking reading relaxed resonance result rhythm rhythmical SELECTIONS FOR PRACTICE sense sentence SHAKESPEARE singing soft palate sometimes speaker speech sounds spelling student syllable teachers teeth ridge tension thinking thou thought throat tion tone trachea unrounded velar velar nasal vibration vocal cords vocal organs voice vowel sound words
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