The sounds of English

One more attempt to make you AWARE of how difficult the English language may be, if we aim to speaking it reasonably well. This is a whole life task, since there is no end to learning, but your beginning may be here:

A list of sounds you can find clicking on each link in this page:

http://digilander.libero.it/mgtund/english_phonetic_alphabet.htm

or in these:

https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/elementary3/c_pronunciation/pronunciation?cc=global&selLanguage=en

https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/elementary/c_pronunciation/?cc=us&selLanguage=en

Places of articulation:

http://nuctutor.blogspot.com.es/2013/04/places-and-manners-of-articulation.html

Phonemic active chart (BBC):

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/phonemic-chart

As you know, I love the BBC programms and materials; here is the link to its homepage, where you may find HOW SOUNDS ARE CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER. Not to miss!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/features/connected.shtml

To know about the oddest English spellings:

http://blog.oup.com/2011/11/sugar/

In this page you can learn about the sounds, their differences regarding articulation and the evolution of the language (the great sound shift):

https://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/gvs_consonants.html


Here you may find a FREE COURSE on phonetics. Run and give it a try!

http://pronunciaringles.com/2011/05/24/curso-gratuito-de-fonetica-inglesa/

And finally. if you want to crack up (volverse majara), this is your page:

http://www.thelingspace.com/episode-20/