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Here's another approach: Use any American-English voice synthesizer program, such as one of the versions of DECtalk, and just pump any selected text into it. Then you can at least practice speaking like an American voice synthesizer. Good luck in your efforts to maintain your accent! John Eulenberg John Bryson Eulenberg Professor Director, Artificial Language Laboratory Department of Audiology and Speech Sciences Department of Linguistics, Germanic, Slavic, Asian and African Languages African Studies Center 405 Computer Center Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824-1042 517-353-6622 lab 517-353-4766 fax 517-332-1970 home 517-896-6655 mobile [log in to unmask] http://www.msu.edu/~eulenber/John/ http://www.msu.edu/~artlang Linda Shockey wrote: > This came to me and I hope one of you will be able to answer it. > > Thanks very much. > > Linda Shockey > School of Languages and European Studies > University of Reading > Whiteknights, RG6 6AA > 0118 - 378-7469 > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 09:12:29 -0700 > From: Daivy Babel <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: books IN American English phonetic transcription > > Dear Dr Shockey, > > sorry to bother you: I'm a young English teacher in France (Paris) - I > passed the competitive exam and started teaching last year - and would > like to know if you could recommend any books written in American > phonetic > (or phonemic) transcription. > > My point is not to loose the level of pronunciation (with an general > American accent) I acquired during my studies so as not to teach anything > wrong to my pupils - more experienced teachers tell me how quicky their > level decreased. > > If it were possible, titles of fictional books in American English > phonetic transcription would be more helpful, but any works in American > transciption would also allow me to keep training on a regular basis. > > Thank you > Sincerely > > Daivy Babel > +33 6 22 56 56 99 > c/o Malacan , Hall 7, > 162 rue de Picpus > 75 012 PARIS > France. > --