本书全面介绍了发音的各个方面，它在结构编排上分为四部分：语音；节奏与乐音；语法音；辅音和元音，其目的是让学生认识到自己在发音阅读的时候所出现过的错误，并加以改正。该书还综合每章中音段和超音段话题，提出了初始诊断和累积评价，书中还提供了丰富的情景听说机会，以帮助读者进行发音练习。该书通过反馈日记、语言策略、核对单和语音日志，使学生监控自身进步，说出自然、准确的美语。另外，本书还配有标准美语MP3录音光盘，用以配合学习，可在短期内迅速提高美语发音水平。

本书旨在教授纯正的美式英语发音、流畅的语调以及敏锐的口语语感。全书根据语音学习规律科学编排、合理构篇，系统而精炼地介绍了美语发音的方法、规则、特点，着重阐述了美语发音问题并针对具体语音问题提出了解决方法。书中内容注重系统知识的传授，更注重学生实际运用语言能力的强化训练，既可用作课堂教材，也可用于自学，是初、中级英语学习者的理想学习教程。

An Introduction to the Teacher 老师指南

The Case for Teaching Pronunciation 语音教学案例

The Scope of the Task 任务范围

A Short Course in Teaching Pronunciation 语音教学短期课程

  A Principled Approach to Error Correction 改错的标准方法

How to Use This Book Effectively 如何有效地使用本书

Words of Wisdom:Theoretical and Research Principal-Based Foundations 单词智慧：以研究为根本的理论基础

UNIT 1 SYLLABLES 音节

Chapter 1:A Preview of Pronunciation 发音概述

An Introduction to Language,Sounds,and the Alphabet

Sound Concepts:Mini-Lesson 1

Consonant & Vowel Sounds:Mini-Lesson 2

Introduction to the "th" Sounds:/θ/and/δ/

Rhythm & Music:Mini-Lesson 3

Grammar Sounds:Mini-Lesson 4

Introduction to the Pronunciations of the Past Tense Ending "-ed"

Getting Ready for Chapter 2:What You Need to Know About Pronunciation 关于发音你需要知道的

Chapter 2:Diagnostics and Logbook 诊断与日志

Diagnostics

How to Use This Book:The Teacher-Student Partnership

Four Levels of Competence

How You Can Learn to Correct Your Mistakes

Using Your Pronunciation Log to Track Your Progress

Understanding the Key to Success:Speaking

Context for Practice:Language Learning Case Studies

Getting Ready for Chapter 3:What You Need to Know About Syllables 关于章节你需要知道的

Chapter 3:Syllable Structure and Linked Sounds 章节结构和连读

Introduction to Linked Sounds

Introduction to Contracted Sounds

Introduction to the Sounds/t/and/d/

Syllable Structure

Consonant-to-Consonant Linking

Saying the Past Tense Ending "-ed"

Context for Practice:Language and Borrowings

Reflecting on Chapters 1-3:Pronunciation Questions and Priorities 第一至三章的回顾：发音问题和优先级

Chapter 4:Stress Patterns and Deleted Sounds 重音和吞音

Introduction to Deleted Sounds

Deleted/h/

Introduction to Stress

Standard Stress Patterns:Two-Syllable Words

Standard Stress Patterns:Phrases

Standard Stress Patterns:Sentences

Introduction to Reduced Sounds

Reduced Can:Can →/kn/

Contracted Not:Not → n't

Introduction to the Sound/s/

Introduction to the Sound/z/

Third-Person Singular Present Tense Ending ("-s" or "-es")

Context for Practice:The Trial of the Century

Assessment Section 1:Chapters 1-4 评价单元一：第一至四章

UNIT 2:STRESS 重音

Getting Ready for Chapter 5:What You Need to Know About Stress in Longer Words 关于长单词的重音你需要知道的

Chapter 5:Stress in Sentences and Reduced Sounds 句子重音和省略音

Reduced Sounds:and and of

Introduction to the Sound/aI/(eye)

Introduction to the Sound/iy/(eat)

Introduction to the Sound/I/(it)

Introduction to the Sounds/b/and/v/

Introduction to the Sound/■/

Introduction to the Sound/y/

Regular Plural Count Noun Endings ("-s" or "-es")

Context for Practice:Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream

Thought groups

Stress with "-ation" Suffixes

Reflecting on Chapters 1-5:Pronunciation Change and the Learning Process 第一至五章的回顾：发音变化和学习过程

Chapter 6:Contrastive Stress and Altered Sounds 对比并重音和变音

Introduction to Altered Sounds:Altered You

Introduction to the Sound/sh/(ship)

Introduction to the Sound/tch/(chip)

Introduction to the Sound/zh/(beige)

Introduction to the Sound/h/

Introduction to Contrastive Stress

More Altered Sounds:Have to

Stress with "-ment" and "-mental" Suffixes

Stress with "-al" and "-ical" Suffixes

Introduction to the Sound/υw/(who)

Introduction to the Sound/■/(but)

Altered Do and Altered To

Altered Going to

Introduction to Possessive Noun Endings:-'s,-s'

Context for Practice:Parents,Children,and Peers

Getting Ready for Chapter 7:What You Need to Know About Stress and Sentence Rhythm 关于重音和句子节奏你需要知道的

Chapter 7:Informational Stress and Altered Sounds 信息重音和变音

Introduction to Altered/t/

Introduction to the Sound/r/

Introduction to the Sound/l/

Introduction to the Sound/■/(book)

More Contracted Sounds:I'd,He'd,(etc.)

Sentence-Level Stress

Introduction to Informational Stress

Introduction to Intonation

Stress with Suffixes:"-ogy," "-ogist"

Stress with Suffixes "-ical," "-ity"

Recycle Past Tense,Plural Noun,and Third-Person Singular Endings

Assessment Section 2:Chapters 5-7 评价单元二：第五至七章

Context for Practice:Air Traffic Controllers

UNIT 3:INTONATION 语调

Getting Ready for Chapter 8:What You Need to Know About Reductions:Or and Are 关于省略or和are你需要知道的

Chapter 8:Functional Intonation and Reduced Sounds 功能性语调和省略音

Altered Sounds:/y/

Introduction to the Sound/w/

Introduction to the Sound/■/(pat)

Introduction to the Sound/ey/(say)

Introduction to the Sound/ε/(get)

Reduced Sounds:have

More About Intonation

Functions of Intonation

Recycle Past Tense Verb Endings

Context for Practice:A History of Chocolate

Reflecting on Chapters 1-8 第一至八章的回顾

Chapter 9:Functional Intonation and Altered Sounds 功能性语调和变音

Altered Verb Phrases:want to,got to,going to

Reduced Sounds:because

Introduction to the Sound/f/

Introduction to the Sound/p/

Introduction to the Sound/α/(odd)

Functions of Intonation:Rising Intonation

Functions of Intonation:Falling Intonation

Recycle Regular Plural Count Noun Endings

Context for Practice:Evolution

Stress with "-ial" Suffixes

Getting Ready for Chapter 10:What You Need to Know About Intonation & Timing 关于语调和节奏你需要知道的

Chapter 10:Timing and Linked Sounds 节奏控制和连音

Linked Sounds:Introduction to Vowel-to-Vowel Linking

Introduction to the Sound/k/

Introduction to the Sound/g/

Introduction to the Sound/■/

Introduction to Timing

Timing and Pauses

Recycle Regular Past Tense "-ed" Endings

Linked Sounds:Consonant-to-Consonant Linking

Review,Reflect,and Recycle

Using Stress and Syllables with Negative Prefixes

Context for Practice:Compound Nouns and Noun Phrases

Assessment Section 3:Chapters 8-10 评价单元三：第八至十章

Appendix 1:International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) Chart and Mouth Diagrams 国际音标表和口型图

Appendix 2:Reproducible Speaking Diagnostic 可复制的发音诊断材料

Appendix 3:Grammar Cross-Reference 语法参照

Appendix 4:Audio Transcript 听力原文及答案

Appendix 5:Individual and Language-Specific Trouble Spots 个别语言问题

Appendix 6:Pronunciation Log 语音日志

Glossary 术语表

Index 索引

Teacher's Manual 老师用书