Entertainment7Twenty
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Hello.
One of my goals is to develop an American accent. I am very confident in my pronunciation and have no problems with letters, vowel sounds, word formations, etc.
What I am struggling with is the proper word stress and rhythmic patterns of American English. Simply put, I can accurately say something in American English when it's one word or something like that, but sentences are difficult, because I don't fully know how to convey these stresses and rhythms, so what I end up with is monotone speech and general inconsistence.
I've been speaking English and have been around the English language continually since I was 4 or 5 years old, so pretty much my entire life. 90% of what I watch and listen to are in American English and I understand and know exactly what the concept of rhythm & stress in accent are and can pick them up when hearing an American Accent.
I just need a proper framework to begin practicing more effectively and productively. I'm already working on having the right mindset (not to doubt myself and give up after one or two tries - pathetic, I know!), and I have tried listening and repeating as well as reading aloud (which I found helps more for pronunciation training), but it's so inconsistent and random, that I've been going nowhere with it in the grand scheme of things.
I just need a consistent, solid framework to work with. Something I can practice daily.
What is the most effective way? Also, would you recommend jaw/tongue/vocal warm up techniques as well?
One of my goals is to develop an American accent. I am very confident in my pronunciation and have no problems with letters, vowel sounds, word formations, etc.
What I am struggling with is the proper word stress and rhythmic patterns of American English. Simply put, I can accurately say something in American English when it's one word or something like that, but sentences are difficult, because I don't fully know how to convey these stresses and rhythms, so what I end up with is monotone speech and general inconsistence.
I've been speaking English and have been around the English language continually since I was 4 or 5 years old, so pretty much my entire life. 90% of what I watch and listen to are in American English and I understand and know exactly what the concept of rhythm & stress in accent are and can pick them up when hearing an American Accent.
I just need a proper framework to begin practicing more effectively and productively. I'm already working on having the right mindset (not to doubt myself and give up after one or two tries - pathetic, I know!), and I have tried listening and repeating as well as reading aloud (which I found helps more for pronunciation training), but it's so inconsistent and random, that I've been going nowhere with it in the grand scheme of things.
I just need a consistent, solid framework to work with. Something I can practice daily.
What is the most effective way? Also, would you recommend jaw/tongue/vocal warm up techniques as well?