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Effective pronunciation teaching involves a focus on both segmental and suprasegmental aspects from "summary" of English Pronunciation Teaching and Research by Martha C. Pennington,Pamela Rogerson-Revell
Effective pronunciation teaching involves paying attention to both segmental and suprasegmental aspects. Segmental features include individual sounds or phonemes, while suprasegmental features encompass features like stress, intonation, and rhythm. Segmental features are crucial because they determine the identity of a word. Teaching segmental features involves focusing on individual sounds, minimal pairs, and phonemic contrasts. This helps learners distinguish between similar sounds that may cause confusion, such as /l/ and /r/ for Japanese learners of English. Suprasegmental features, on the other hand, affect the meaning and naturalness of speech. Intonation, for example, can change a statement into a question. Stress can alter the meaning o...
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