Pronunciation
noun
The way in which a word or a language is spoken.
Her French pronunciation is very good.
Often appears as...
- correct pronunciation
- native pronunciation
noun
The act or result of producing the sounds of speech, including articulation, stress, and intonation.
The dictionary shows the pronunciation of words.
Often appears as...
- dictionary pronunciation
- guide to pronunciation
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The way in which a word or a language is spoken.
Her French pronunciation is very good.
Often appears as...
- correct pronunciation
- native pronunciation
noun
The act or result of producing the sounds of speech, including articulation, stress, and intonation.
The dictionary shows the pronunciation of words.
Often appears as...
- dictionary pronunciation
- guide to pronunciation
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Regional Variations
Different areas have unique pronunciation quirks - learn these to sound more authentic.
His Southern pronunciation made him stand out in New York.
Pro Tip 2/3Practice Makes Perfect
Regularly practicing the pronunciation of difficult words can help improve them.
She repeated her pronunciation exercises daily.
Pro Tip 3/3Listening Helps
Improve pronunciation by carefully listening to native speakers and imitating them.
He watched movies to better his English pronunciation.
Pro Tip 1/3Regional Variations
Different areas have unique pronunciation quirks - learn these to sound more authentic.
His Southern pronunciation made him stand out in New York.
Pro Tip 2/3Practice Makes Perfect
Regularly practicing the pronunciation of difficult words can help improve them.
She repeated her pronunciation exercises daily.
Pro Tip 3/3Listening Helps
Improve pronunciation by carefully listening to native speakers and imitating them.
He watched movies to better his English pronunciation.
Pro Tip 1/3Regional Variations
Different areas have unique pronunciation quirks - learn these to sound more authentic.
His Southern pronunciation made him stand out in New York.
Pro Tip 2/3Practice Makes Perfect
Regularly practicing the pronunciation of difficult words can help improve them.
She repeated her pronunciation exercises daily.
Pro Tip 3/3Listening Helps
Improve pronunciation by carefully listening to native speakers and imitating them.
He watched movies to better his English pronunciation.
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Finally, Gabriella's parents are likely to be subordinate bilinguals who learn a secondary language by filtering it through their primary language. Because all types of bilingual people can become fully proficient in a language regardless of accent or pronunciation, the difference may not be apparent to a casual observer.
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What makes a language......
Each has its own unique history and characteristic pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammatical structures. But the dividing line between varieties is murky. Human language, in all its cross-pollinating, ever-evolving glory, naturally resists the impulse to sort it into neat buckets.
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She Shoots, She Scores:...
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Anne Curzan: What makes...
That is and should be the extent of our authority. We are not a language academy. About once a year, I get a ballot that asks me about whether new uses, new pronunciations, new meanings, are acceptable. Now here's what I do to fill out the ballot.
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Endangered Horse Birth PIPE...
outgoing the family we have is the most valuable that you can find on earth right now this is the first ever that is been successfully produced by artificial insemination first Walski or Przewalski's either pronunciation is
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and they needed good pronunciation because that would improve their jobs. I gave them a speech-to-text engine in a computer, and I said, "Keep talking into it until it types what you say."
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Safari Live - Day 178 PIPE...
hope I say this correctly it's a pity we didn't have mr. Hendrie here to help us with the pronunciation but it is she can conquer she can conquer that is cheetah
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Learning a new language...
caused by my pronunciation of the nasalized diphthongs and vowels such as L and in my first Portuguese teacher said that my initial attempts of
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How languages evolve -...
eating different food and encountering different neighbors turned similar dialects with varied pronunciation and vocabulary into radically different languages, continuing to divide as populations grew and spread out further. Like genealogists, modern linguists try to map this process by tracing multiple languages back as far as they can
Video examples
The benefits of a...
Finally, Gabriella's parents are likely to be subordinate bilinguals who learn a secondary language by filtering it through their primary language. Because all types of bilingual people can become fully proficient in a language regardless of accent or pronunciation, the difference may not be apparent to a casual observer.
Video examples
What makes a language......
Each has its own unique history and characteristic pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammatical structures. But the dividing line between varieties is murky. Human language, in all its cross-pollinating, ever-evolving glory, naturally resists the impulse to sort it into neat buckets.
Video examples
Speaking the Language PIPE...
pronunciation came first was to get the pattern the international pattern of the language down and the cadence is solid musasa we'd said of nasa's so it which is the way we'd say it in english so we worked that first that was the first thing we did was get the music
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She Shoots, She Scores:...
whose virtues of fair play loyalty perseverance and unflinching courage are ingrained in the american character and manifest on these battlefields and then there's a latin phrase and bear with me on my pronunciation qui audit venchette those who dare
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Anne Curzan: What makes...
That is and should be the extent of our authority. We are not a language academy. About once a year, I get a ballot that asks me about whether new uses, new pronunciations, new meanings, are acceptable. Now here's what I do to fill out the ballot.
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Endangered Horse Birth PIPE...
outgoing the family we have is the most valuable that you can find on earth right now this is the first ever that is been successfully produced by artificial insemination first Walski or Przewalski's either pronunciation is
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Sugata Mitra: Build a...
and they needed good pronunciation because that would improve their jobs. I gave them a speech-to-text engine in a computer, and I said, "Keep talking into it until it types what you say."
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Safari Live - Day 178 PIPE...
hope I say this correctly it's a pity we didn't have mr. Hendrie here to help us with the pronunciation but it is she can conquer she can conquer that is cheetah
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Learning a new language...
caused by my pronunciation of the nasalized diphthongs and vowels such as L and in my first Portuguese teacher said that my initial attempts of
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Stephen Colbert
American Comedian
My father always wanted to be 'Col-bear.' He lived in the same town as his father, and his father didn't like the idea of the name with the French pronunciation. So my father said to us, 'Do what you want. You're not going to offend anybody.' And he was dead long before I made my decision.
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David Crystal
English Educator
Of all the mediums that influence language, I think film is the one that has the most effect. Not so much from the point of view of pronunciation and grammar. I don't think we pick up very many sounds and grammatical instructions from the films we see - but the catchphrases.
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Josh Groban
American Musician
After using four different languages on an album, it's tough to decide which one I'm gonna actually learn to speak. I always study the lyric, make sure I know what I'm singing, and try to get the pronunciation as perfect as possible.
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Lana Condor
American Actress
When I am driving to an audition, I listen to the 'Hamilton: The Musical' soundtrack. It's super inspiring, but also, if I kind of sing-slash-rap along to it, it helps me with my pronunciation and dialect.
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Lauren Mayberry
Scottish Musician
I speak a little bit of French and German, but apparently, I'm really bad at Dutch. The pronunciations are quite hard. I tried to say 'hello' in Dutch, and it did not work. People were just like, 'What?
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Rakul Preet Singh
Indian Actress
I dubbed for 'Nannaku Prematho' because in that film, I was doing a London-based character, and even if some mistake happens with pronunciation, people would excuse it.
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Amanda Gorman
American Poet
One of my delays was in speech and speech pronunciation, and also the auditory processing issue just means I really struggle as an auditory learner.
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Quvenzhane Wallis
American Actress
I work with my acting coach to help me get into character and do pronunciation drills and tongue twisters to help me deliver lines.
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Andy Lau
Chinese Actor
For example, in Malay, there are pronunciations that are similar to Chinese.
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Susie Dent
English Scientist
The notion of 'Queen's English' is usually applied to our pronunciation.
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Stephen Colbert
American Comedian
My father always wanted to be 'Col-bear.' He lived in the same town as his father, and his father didn't like the idea of the name with the French pronunciation. So my father said to us, 'Do what you want. You're not going to offend anybody.' And he was dead long before I made my decision.
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David Crystal
English Educator
Of all the mediums that influence language, I think film is the one that has the most effect. Not so much from the point of view of pronunciation and grammar. I don't think we pick up very many sounds and grammatical instructions from the films we see - but the catchphrases.
Quote examples
Josh Groban
American Musician
After using four different languages on an album, it's tough to decide which one I'm gonna actually learn to speak. I always study the lyric, make sure I know what I'm singing, and try to get the pronunciation as perfect as possible.
Quote examples
Lana Condor
American Actress
When I am driving to an audition, I listen to the 'Hamilton: The Musical' soundtrack. It's super inspiring, but also, if I kind of sing-slash-rap along to it, it helps me with my pronunciation and dialect.
Quote examples
Lauren Mayberry
Scottish Musician
I speak a little bit of French and German, but apparently, I'm really bad at Dutch. The pronunciations are quite hard. I tried to say 'hello' in Dutch, and it did not work. People were just like, 'What?
Quote examples
Rakul Preet Singh
Indian Actress
I dubbed for 'Nannaku Prematho' because in that film, I was doing a London-based character, and even if some mistake happens with pronunciation, people would excuse it.
Quote examples
Amanda Gorman
American Poet
One of my delays was in speech and speech pronunciation, and also the auditory processing issue just means I really struggle as an auditory learner.
Quote examples
Quvenzhane Wallis
American Actress
I work with my acting coach to help me get into character and do pronunciation drills and tongue twisters to help me deliver lines.
Quote examples
Andy Lau
Chinese Actor
For example, in Malay, there are pronunciations that are similar to Chinese.
Quote examples
Susie Dent
English Scientist
The notion of 'Queen's English' is usually applied to our pronunciation.
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