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Voice and Diction: A Program for Improvement, 7th Edition
ISBN-10: 0-205-19869-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-205-19869-6
Published by Allyn & Bacon
© 1997
Pub. Date: Nov 26, 1996
Format: Paper
Table of Contents
I. BASIC CONSIDERATIONS.
1. Voice, Diction, and Effective Communication.
2. The Mechanisms (Instruments) for Speech.
3. Our Changing Speech Patterns.
4. American-English Pronunciation.
II. VOICE IMPROVEMENT.
5. Breathing for Effective Vocalization.
6. Production of Clear Tones.
7. Pitch and Effective Vocalization.
8. Reinforcement of the Voice Through Resonance.
9. Making Yourself Heard.
10. Timing: Rate, Duration, and Pause.
11. Vocal Variety in Speaking and Reading.
III. DICTION.
12. Introduction to the Study of American-English Speech Sounds.
13. Individual Study of American-English Sounds: The Vowels.
14. Diphthongs.
15. Consonants: The Lip (Bilabial) and Glide Sounds.
16. The Lip-Teeth Sounds.
17. The Tongue-Teeth Sounds.
18. The Tongue-Tip to Gum-Ridge Stop Plosive Sounds and the Velar Stops.
19. The Tongue-Tip Fricatives.
20. The Post-Alveolar Sounds.
21. The Nasal Consonants.
22. The Vowel-Like Sounds.
Epilogue.
Appendix A: Pronunciation Watch.
Appendix B: Voice-Improvement Checklist.
Appendix C: Pronunciation and Articulation Checklist.
Appendix D: Glossary of Terms.
Index.
