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to pronounce what you want to say so that the native speakers of English or foreigners who know
English can understand what you say. In other words, it is necessary for you to acquire standard
correct English pronunciation if you want to communicate in English. The standard correct English
pronunciation implies that it will be commonly understood regardless of the origin of countries
of speakers e.g. US, UK, Australia, South Africa, Canada, etc.
In general, there are some key characteristics of standard correct English pronunciation
as follows:
Correct pronunciation of sounds of spoken English;
Correct pronunciation of word emphasis, with special attention to stress;
Correct intonation in different types of sentences, which includes correct sentence stress and
rhythm, and correct use of rising and falling tones

International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) for English
Established in 1886 in Paris, the IPA is aimed to promote the scientific study of phonetics and the
various practical applications of that science. It provides the academic community world-wide with
a notational standard for the phonetic representation of all languages. Pronunciation guide for
vowels and consonants using symbols of IPA, which is commonly found in dictionaries as follows:

Based on the phonetic guide, you may improve your accent and speak clearly by
learning from this link:

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