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Welcome to "La Pronunciación" a Podcast on the pronunciation of learners of Spanish and how English sounds can affect Spanish pronunciation. My name is Peggy Patterson and I teach Spanish language and Spanish phonetics at Rice University in Houston, Texas. In each podcast in this series we will talk about a different English sound that can influence the Spanish pronunciation causing the speaker to have an American accent. We will also give helpful suggestions that can be used to improve the pronunciation. We hope you find these podcasts informative and beneficial to your studies of the Spanish language. Ahora…..[ßa.mo.sa.em.pe.sar] (Vamos a empezar).

Influence of English "z" in Spanish pronunciation

PeggyPatterson | 28 March, 2008 14:22

This week I am talking about the influence of the English "z" in Spanish pronunciation. I am going to be referring to the pronunciation of the "z" in Latin American Spanish only which sounds like the "s". Remember that in most parts of Spain the "z" is pronounced as a theta [θ] and not /s/. I am going to talk about voiced and voiceless sibilants in this podcast in order to make learners of Spanish aware of the difference in the pronunciation of "z" in Spanish and English. So click below to listen to my podcast. :-)

podcast6_english_Zb.mp3


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Influence of English L in Spanish pronunciation.

PeggyPatterson | 17 March, 2008 12:19

Listen to my fifth podcast where I talk about the two different ways that we produce the "L" in English and how one of these sounds can affect your Spanish pronunciation.

podcast5_english_L.mp3


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The influence of the English "V" in your Spanish pronunciation

PeggyPatterson | 22 February, 2008 12:46

Here we are again, talking about another English consonant that affects our Spanish pronunciation and can give us an American accent when we speak Spanish. The letter, "V". Read more about the Spanish "v" or Click below and listen to this podcast about the English and Spanish "v". . . . .

podcast4b_v.mp3

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English vowels: part 2

PeggyPatterson | 20 February, 2008 16:12

Thanks for listening to my third podcast where I continue the discussion of the English vowels and how they affect our Spanish pronounciation. In this podcast I will talk about how producing diphthongs in Spanish of a single vowel will make you sound like an American speaking Spanish. A diphthong is a combination of two vowel sounds in one syllable. Keep reading to find out more about diphthongs...(click on the word "more" below to read more).

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English Vowel sounds: part 1

PeggyPatterson | 20 February, 2008 16:06

Welcome to our second podcast where we will talk about the influence of the English Schwa on Spanish pronunciation.

podcast2_vowelsa.mp3


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English R

PeggyPatterson | 11 May, 2007 15:28

Listen to our first podcast where we discuss the influence of the English R in a learner's Spanish pronunciation and give helpful hints on how to improve your Spanish pronunciation.

English_R.mp3


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