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Diagram of a human head in profile showing the location of vocal organs and possible places of articulation for speech sounds, with labels for lips, teeth, tongue, palate, uvula, pharynx, and vocal cords, and numbered regions corresponding to types of articulation such as bilabial, alveolar, and velar.
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Educational diagram showing the human voice-producing apparatus, including a side view of the head and neck with labeled tongue, larynx, vocal cords, and trachea, plus a top-down view of the vocal cords during inhalation and sound production. Labels explain the roles of resonators, vocal cord positioning, and cartilage structures in speech. Map of the United States showing major American English dialect regions, each shaded in a different color. The labeled areas include Western, North Central, Northern, Midland, Southern, Northern New England, and New York City, with boundaries highlighting the geographic distribution of each dialect.
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Add new Web site: Education Resources Information Center - Why is Pronunciation So Difficult to Learn? (PDF). Feb 21, 2025
Add new Web site: Education Resources Information Center - Pronunciation (PDF). Dec 23, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Southampton Repository - Pronunciation. Oct 15, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - English pronunciation rules. Sep 02, 2024
Add new Web site: CORE - Pronunciation Instruction: A Review of Methods and Techniques. Jun 13, 2024
Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - Pronunciation. Oct 06, 2023
Added cross-reference. Jul 14, 2023
Removed media. Dec 15, 2021
New article added. Jul 16, 2018
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