Showing Length with IPA Transcriptions
Here's a quick overview of how to show the length of a sound using the IPA: I also get into what tends to make a vowel longer and what... Read more
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Shawn Hatosy & Ben McKenzie
Shawn Hatosy has had a very good career in Hollywood. He’s currently in the midst of another season of Southland on TNT as officer Sammy Bryant. It’s been a good four-year ride with Southland,... Read more
Nuyorican Accents in Melbourne
New York City, Australia Where do Aussies go to sound American? Director David Bell and dialect coach Jennifer Innes turned to AccentHelp for their production of Motherf**ker with the Hat. Red... Read more
New Orleans Actors Resource Center
Acting in New Orleans The New Orleans market has exploded for actors the last few years – it’s currently the number three market in the US after Los Angeles... Read more
Jim's Irish Reviewed by Natives
Aug 20, 2015 The Facts YouTube channel hosts a number of Irish natives sharing their rather funny takes on a variety of subjects, including tasting American candy bars, watching 90's teen sitcoms,... Read more
Gaming Character Accents
Tabletop Gaming in Washington Often, actors use accents to help build characters, but character building isn’t limited to actors. James Wood, a Dungeons and Dragons player from Spanaway, Washington, uses... Read more
Introduction to Accents 4: Intonation
Intonation is primarily about musicality and rhythm. There tend to be recurring musical phrasings, such as lifts at the ends of phrases, that are built into a number of accents... Read more
R Sounds in Phonetics
There are a number of ways to express the basic R sound in phonetics, which can depend on where it occurs in a word - oftentimes a pre-vowel R is... Read more
