| 1. | Mechanism of Speech Sound Production Articulatory Organs and Classification of Speech Sounds
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| 2. | Varieties of English Pronunciation American: General American (GA)
 British: Received Pronunciation (RP)
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| 3. | Vowel Classification Cardinal Vowels
 English Vowels
  Checked vs. Free Vowels
 Strong vs. Weak Vowels
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| 4. | English Vowels  Front Vowels
 Back Vowels
 Central Vowels
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| 5. | English Vowels  Diphthongs
 Triphthongs
 Rhotic Vowels (R-colored Vowels)
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| 6. | English Vowels  Weak Vowels
 Relationship between Stress and Vowel Quality
 Comparison with Japanese Vowels
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| 7. | Consonant Classification English Consonants
  Stops
 Fricatives
 Affricates
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| 8. | English Consonants  Nasals
 Approximants: Liquids (rhotic, lateral), Semi-vowels
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| 9. | Syllable Structure Consonant Clusters
 Syllabic Consonants
 Comparison with Japanese Syllable Structure
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| 10. | Stress Word Stress and Vowel Reduction
 Compound Word Stress
 Weak vs. Strong Forms
 Comparison with Japanese Accent
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| 11. | Rhythm Stress-timed Rhythm; Rhythm of Alternation
 Stress Shift
 Comparison with Japanese Rhythm
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| 12. | Intonation  Tone Units & Tonic Accent
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| 13. | Intonation  Intonation Patterns
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| 14. | Sound Phenomena Occurring in Natural Speech  Sound Reduction
 Sound Deletion
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| 15. | Sound Phenomena Occurring in Natural Speech   Coarticulation: Assimilation
 Dissimilation
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