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Author |
: A. Aneesh |
Publisher |
: Duke University Press Books |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2015-05-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0822358468 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780822358466 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Synopsis Neutral Accent by : A. Aneesh
In Neutral Accent, A. Aneesh employs India's call centers as useful sites for studying global change. The horizon of global economic shift, the consequences of global integration, and the ways in which call center work "neutralizes" racial, ethnic, and national identities become visible from the confines of their cubicles. In his interviews with call service workers and in his own work in a call center in the high tech metropolis of Gurgoan, India, Aneesh observed the difficulties these workers face in bridging cultures, laws, and economies: having to speak in an accent that does not betray their ethnicity, location, or social background; learning foreign social norms; and working graveyard shifts to accommodate international customers. Call center work is cast as independent of place, space, and time, and its neutrality—which Aneesh defines as indifference to difference—has become normal business practice in a global economy. The work of call center employees in the globally integrated marketplace comes at a cost, however, as they become disconnected from the local interactions and personal relationships that make their lives anything but neutral.
Author |
: A. Aneesh |
Publisher |
: Duke University Press |
Total Pages |
: 146 |
Release |
: 2015-04-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780822375715 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0822375710 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Synopsis Neutral Accent by : A. Aneesh
In Neutral Accent, A. Aneesh employs India's call centers as useful sites for studying global change. The horizon of global economic shift, the consequences of global integration, and the ways in which call center work "neutralizes" racial, ethnic, and national identities become visible from the confines of their cubicles. In his interviews with call service workers and in his own work in a call center in the high tech metropolis of Gurgoan, India, Aneesh observed the difficulties these workers face in bridging cultures, laws, and economies: having to speak in an accent that does not betray their ethnicity, location, or social background; learning foreign social norms; and working graveyard shifts to accommodate international customers. Call center work is cast as independent of place, space, and time, and its neutrality—which Aneesh defines as indifference to difference—has become normal business practice in a global economy. The work of call center employees in the globally integrated marketplace comes at a cost, however, as they become disconnected from the local interactions and personal relationships that make their lives anything but neutral.
Author |
: Lisa Mojsin |
Publisher |
: Barrons Educational Services |
Total Pages |
: 209 |
Release |
: 2016-09-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781438008103 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1438008104 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Synopsis Mastering the American Accent with Online Audio by : Lisa Mojsin
Mastering the American Accent is an easy-to-follow approach for reducing the accent of non-native speakers of English. Well-sequenced lessons in the book correspond over eight hours of audio files covering the entire text. The audio program provides clear models (both male and female) to help coach a standard American accent. The program is designed to help users speak Standard American English with clarity, confidence, and accuracy. The many exercises in the book concentrate on topics such as vowel sounds, problematic consonants such as V, W, TH, the American R and T and others. Correct lip and tongue positions for all sounds are discussed in detail. Beyond the production of sounds, the program provides detailed instruction in prosodic elements such as syllable stress, emphasis, intonation, linking words for smoother speech flow, common word contractions, and much more. Additional topics that often confuse ESL students are also discussed and explained. They include distinguishing between casual and formal speech, homophones (e.g., they're and there), recognizing words with silent letters (e.g., comb, receipt), and avoiding embarrassing pronunciation mistakes, such as mixing up "pull" and "pool." Students are familiarized with many irregular English spelling rules and exceptions, and are shown how such irregularities can contribute to pronunciation errors. A native language guide references problematic accent issues for 13 different language backgrounds. Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.
Author |
: Pooja Rangan |
Publisher |
: Univ of California Press |
Total Pages |
: 334 |
Release |
: 2023-02-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780520389748 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0520389743 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Synopsis Thinking with an Accent by : Pooja Rangan
A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Everyone speaks with an accent, but what is an accent? Thinking with an Accent introduces accent as a powerfully coded yet underexplored mode of perception that includes looking, listening, acting, reading, and thinking. This volume convenes scholars of media, literature, education, law, language, and sound to theorize accent as an object of inquiry, an interdisciplinary method, and an embodied practice. Accent does more than just denote identity: from algorithmic bias and corporate pedagogy to migratory poetics and the politics of comparison, accent mediates global economies of discrimination and desire. Accents happen between bodies and media. They negotiate power and invite attunement. These essays invite the reader to think with an accent—to practice a dialogical and multimodal inquiry that can yield transformative modalities of knowledge, action, and care.
Author |
: Ann Cook |
Publisher |
: Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated |
Total Pages |
: 162 |
Release |
: 2000 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0764173693 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780764173691 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis American Accent Training by : Ann Cook
Directed to speakers of English as a second language, a multi-media guide to pronouncing American English uses a "pure-sound" approach to speaking to help imitate the fluid ways of American speech.
Author |
: Jan Haydn Rowles |
Publisher |
: Methuen Drama |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2021-10-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781350267701 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1350267708 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Synopsis How to Do Standard English Accents by : Jan Haydn Rowles
The essential handbook for every actor In every drama school, in every English-speaking country, students from all over the world have to learn a Standard English Accent, and voice and drama tutor shave to teach it. But what exactly is it? How many varieties are there? And which one should they use when? Following on from How To Do Accents, this book provides a long awaited,up-to-date answer to these important questions and offers a complete course in how to do A Neutral Standard English Accent & Upper and Upper-Middle Class Varieties Part One: contains all the tools you need to learn a current Neutral Standard English Accent; neutral in terms of class, race, age, gender, occupation and social background Part Two: introduces you to the most useful Upper and Upper-Middle Class varieties of Standard English Accent
Author |
: Hugh Doherty |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 254 |
Release |
: 1841 |
ISBN-10 |
: OXFORD:600053673 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Synopsis An Introduction to English Grammar, on Universal Principles by : Hugh Doherty
Author |
: Jennifer Adams |
Publisher |
: Language Success Press |
Total Pages |
: 81 |
Release |
: 2009-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780981775432 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0981775438 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Synopsis Say Goodbye to Your Southern Accent by : Jennifer Adams
Author |
: David Crystal |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 227 |
Release |
: 2012-03-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781107611801 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1107611806 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Synopsis English as a Global Language by : David Crystal
Written in a detailed and fascinating manner, this book is ideal for general readers interested in the English language.
Author |
: Linda R. Waugh |
Publisher |
: Brill Archive |
Total Pages |
: 256 |
Release |
: 1979 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9004059318 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9789004059313 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (18 Downloads) |
Synopsis Contributions to Grammatical Studies by : Linda R. Waugh