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Author Silveira, Rosane, author.

Title Pronunciation instruction for Brazilians : student's book / by Rosane Silveira, Márcia Zimmer and Ubiratã Kickhöfel Alves.

Publication Info. Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2009.

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Description 1 online resource
Portuguese language
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Note Accompanied by two sound disc in pocket inside back cover.
Formerly CIP. Uk
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS; FOREWARD; GUIDELINES FOR THE STUDENTS; ACKNOWLEGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION -- THE PHONETIC ALPHABET; 0.1 Letters and Sounds; 0.2 Vowel Sounds; 0.3 Consonant Sounds; UNIT 1 -- THE SYLLABLE; 1.1 Vowel letters and vowel sounds; 1.2 The Letters "e" and "y"; 1.2.1 The letter "e"; 1.2.2 The letter "y"; UNIT 2 -- TRICKY SOUNDS; 2.1 /r/; 2.2 // and //; 2.3 // and /t/; 2.4 /3/, /d3/, and /d/; UNIT 3 -- ASPIRATION OF /p/, /t/, AND /k/; UNIT 4 -- FINAL /b/, /d/, /g/, AND /z/; UNIT 5 -- GETTING THE FINAL /1/ RIGHT; UNIT 6 -- THE NASALS; 6.1 /m/ and /n/; 6.2 Getting the velar nasal // right
UNIT 7 -- GETTING THE VOWELS RIGHT7.1 /I/ and /i/; 7.2 // and //; 7.3 //, //, and //; 7.4 //; 7.5 //, /u/ and //; UNIT 8 -- COMPLEX SYLLABLES; 8.1 Initial /s/ clusters; 8.2 Final clusters: -ed endings; 8.3 The-s endings (plural, third-person singular andpossessive); ANSWER KEY; REFERENCES; CONTRIBUTORS; NOTES; APENDICES
Summary If you are looking for information or activities concerning the problematic /r-l/ phonemic distinction in English, look elsewhere. If, instead, you are interested in finding out about the pronunciation problems that afflict Brazilian learners of English, then you will find this book a goldmine. Pronunciation Instruction for Brazilian Learners: Student's Book was designed with a specific target of learners in mind: Brazilian Portuguese speakers learning English as a foreign language. What is...
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Subject English language -- Pronunciation.
English language -- Pronunciation.
English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers -- Portuguese.
English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers.
English language -- Spoken English.
English language -- Spoken English.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Textbooks -- for Portuguese speakers.
Textbooks.
Textbooks.
Added Author Zimmer, Márcia, author.
Alves, Ubiratã Kickhöfel, author.
Other Form: Print version: Silveira, Rosane. Pronunciation instruction for Brazilians 9781443811132 (OCoLC)872319351
ISBN 9781443865081 (electronic book)
1443865087 (electronic book)
9781443811132
1443811130