Most noticeable
differences between the archetype and my own pronunciation.
The intonation of my archetype is
more pronounced than mine both in questions and statements. I will work on my
intonation as I continue practicing to ensure that I sound close to my
archetype. Also, her pronunciation of both vowels and consonants is noticeably
different. I do pronounce some of the sounds she omits, such the /t/ in “date”.
While some of her vowels are more open e.g. /o/ in “prom”, mine are more
closed. Her speech is more connected and rapid while mine is slower. I realize
that I do pronounce distinct words when speaking English, so I may have to work
on speech rate as well. Lastly, her stress patterns on particular words or
syllables in a word are noticeable and make it easy to understand her speech. I
will practice several times before achieving that stress pattern. These are
some of the areas that I should work on sufficiently to sound close to my
archetype.
This week, I will work on my
voice quality. I hope to improve on my tone and perhaps intonation as well. I
will also focus on the rate of my speech because I think it is important to
keep up or get close to the speed of my archetype.
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