List of English Phonetic Symbols, Signs and Abbreviations
Chapter 1 ENGLISH SOUNDS
1.1 Problems of English Sound Articulation
1.2 The English Consonants
1.3 The English Vowels
1.4 Same Spelling with Different Sounds
Chapter 2 WORD STRESS
2.1 Importance of Word Stress in English
2.2 Primary and Secondary Stress
2.3 Placement of Word Stress
Chapter 3 RHYTHM
3.1 English Rhythm Components
3.2 Correct Pronunciation of a Stressed Syllable
3.3 Recurrence of Stressed Syllables at Regular Intervals
3.4 Reduction of Unstressed Vowels
3.5 Weak Forms of Words
3.6 Tone Groups
3.7 Fluency of Speech
ChapteR 4 PHRASE AND SENTENCE STRESS
4.1 Phrase and Sentence Stress
4.2 Stressed and Unstressed Words in an Utterance
4.3 Typical Cases of Phrase Stress
4.4 Words Normally Unstressed in an Utterance
4.5 Special Cases of Phrase Stress
4.6 Stress in Sentences
Chafer 5 INTONATION
5.1 Intonation and Its Functions in English Speech
5.2 The Rise-Fall and Its Application
5.3 The Rise and Its Application
5.4 Direct Speech
Chapter 6 ENGLISH READING RULES
6.1 The English Alphabet
6.2 Reading of English Letters and Letter Combinations
6.3 Same Sound with Different Spellings and Meanings