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Accent Reduction for Chinese Speakers

Thursday, March 17, 2011

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One accent reduction technique that Chinese speakers can use to improve their American English pronunciation is to use linking. American English speakers link or join words toegether so that they are easy to say and flow together smoothly. It often sounds like people are saying one long word since they don't leave spaces between words. Chinese speakers don't usually use linking when they speak English. This makes their speech sound choppy and difficult to understand. Here are 2 common types of linking that we use in spoken American English.

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