pronunciation

Examples of pronunciation in the following topics:

• Articulation and Pronunciation

  • Articulation focuses on making individual sounds and pronunciation focuses on stress, rhythm, and intonation of the syllables in the word.
  • Pronunciation refers to the ability to use the correct stress, rhythm, and intonation of a word in a spoken language.
  • When we talk about pronunciation, we focus on the word rather than the individual sound, as with articulation.
  • Listen to recordings of different people you admire, to check the pronunciation.
  • You can connect to one of the online dictionaries which has an audio of the preferred pronunciations if you are unsure.

• QUANTITY

  • A vowel is long or short according to the length of time required for its pronunciation.
  • Syllables are distinguished as long or short according to the length of time required for their pronunciation.
  • Thus, a syllable containing a short vowel followed by two consonants, as ng, is long, because such a syllable requires more time for its pronunciation; while a syllable containing a short vowel followed by one consonant is short, because it takes less time to pronounce it.

• QUANTITY

  • A vowel is long or short according to the length of time required for its pronunciation.
  • Syllables are distinguished as long or short according to the length of time required for their pronunciation.
  • Thus, a syllable containing a short vowel followed by two consonants, as ng, is long, because such a syllable requires more time for its pronunciation; while a syllable containing a short vowel followed by one consonant is short, because it takes less time to pronounce it.

• Dialect and Vocal Variety

  • A dialect is distinguished by its vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation (phonology, including prosody).
  • Where a distinction can be made only in terms of pronunciation, the term accent is appropriate—not dialect.
  • What differences of words or pronunciation do you hear from others in different parts of the United States?
  • It is important to consider whether the majority of the audience shares the same dialect as the speaker to make sure that the words and pronunciation match those of the audience.
  • If you are speaking to a national audience, you will want to make sure that your word choice and pronunciation is more widely used than that of your home dialect community.

• Common Spelling Errors

  • However, English phonetics can be tricky: In English, the pronunciation of a word does not always relate to the way it is spelled.
  • Two words with different meanings but the same pronunciation are homophones.

• Scales and Scale Degrees

  • In music, solfège ( French pronunciation: ), solfeggio ( Italian pronunciation: [sɔl.fɛd͡io]) or solfeo ( Spanish pronunciation: ) (also called sol-fa, solfedge, or solfa) is a music education method used to teach pitch and sight singing.

• Calculating Limits Using the Limit Laws

  • L'Hôpital's rule (pronounced "lope-ee-tahl," sometimes spelled l'Hospital's rule with silent "s" and identical pronunciation), also called Bernoulli's rule, uses derivatives to help evaluate limits involving indeterminate forms.

• Introduction to Exponents

  • Some exponents have their own unique pronunciations.

• SOUNDS OF LETTERS

  • The following pronunciation (often called Roman) is substantially that employed by the Romans at the height of their civilization; i.e., roughly, from 50 B.C. to 50 A.D.

• SOUNDS OF LETTERS

  • The following pronunciation (often called Roman) is substantially that employed by the Romans at the height of their civilization; i.e., roughly, from 50 B.C. to 50 A.D.