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African American Vernacular Accents

African-American Vernacular Accent

African-American Vernacular English walks you through the shared qualities of most black accents in the United States.
$30.00
$30.00

African-American Vernacular Accent Learning Materials

  • The African-American Vernacular English materials include recordings of Accent Help coach Jim Johnson guiding you through learning the accent, using the text, as well as many volumes of recordings of native speakers. He's traveled all over the United States to gather these recordings - bringing the experience back to you in this download. You'll hear the voices of a number of African-American actors giving you examples of the practice materials, and Jim will also lead you through a practice monologue in the accent that you'll hear those actors perform.
  • All of the audio and written materials will be instantly available to you online. You'll get access to the written teaching materials that accompany the recordings, and a PDF file to print, as well as hours of recordings teaching you the accent and recordings of native speakers.
  • This accent is appropriate for productions of plays by August Wilson and Lynn Nottage and scripts such as The Whipping Man, Immediate Family, Our Lady of 121st Street, A Raisin in the Sun, and lots of other plays. You'll hear it widely used in film and television, and Jim has an extensive list of links to other video and audio materials available online.
  • African-American Vernacular is known by other names as well: Black English, Ebonics, Black Vernacular, and Blaccent. Though there are variations of the accent around the US, there are shared elements that are covered in these materials.
  • You'll immediately have access to all of the materials online using your computer, phone, or iPad.
  • You'll also get have access to all future updates for free, as they'll simply be added to the cloud and appear whenever you log in to use the materials!

 

All profits from these materials go to opportunity scholarships for actors at the University of Houston to train overseas.


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African-American: Learning the Accent

  1. History & Social Context
  2. Sound Placement
  3. Intonation
  4. Helpful Hints
  5. Consonants
  6. Vowels
  7. Diphthongs
  8. Specific Pronunciations
  9. Wrap Up
  10. Practice Sentences
  11. Practice Monologue
Practice Sentences & Monologue with native speakers:
  1. St Louis MO Male
  2. Harrisburg PA Female
  3. Chicago IL & Southern CA Male

Native Speakers Vol 1: Northeast

  1. Brooklyn NY & Atlanta GA Male
  2. Baltimore MD Male
  3. Philadelphia PA Male
  4. Boston MA Female
  5. Orange NJ Female
  6. Bronx NY Female
  7. Brooklyn NY Male
  8. Brooklyn NY Male

Native Speakers Vol 2: Southeast

  1. Atlanta GA Male reading
  2. Effingham GA Female
  3. Marietta GA Female
  4. Sumter County GA Female
  5. Atlanta GA Male
  6. Southwest GA Female
  7. Hardeeville SC Female
  8. Orlando FL & Rochester NY Male
  9. Greenville SC Female
  10. Charleston SC Female
  11. Cuthbert GA Male
  12. Tifton GA Female
  13. Tifton GA Female
  14. Camilla GA Female
  15. Waycross GA Male
  16. Barney GA Female
  17. Monticello FL Male
  18. Quincy FL Female

Native Speakers Vol 3: South

  1. Franklin LA Female
  2. Winnfield LA Female
  3. Pearlington MS Female
  4. Montgomery AL Male
  5. Scooba MS Female
  6. Scooba MS Female
  7. Sheffield AL Female
  8. New Albany MS Female
  9. New Albany MS Female
  10. Holly Springs MS Female
  11. Memphis TN Male
  12. Bolivan TN Female
  13. Luray TN Male
  14. Wiggins MS Female
  15. Tupelo MS Female
  16. Pontotoc MS Male
  17. Oakdale LA Female
  18. Plain Dealing LA Female
  19. Crossett AR Male
  20. Magnolia AR Female
  21. El Dorado AR Female
  22. Greenville MS Male
  23. West Feliciana LA Female
  24. Wiggins MS Female
  25. Mt Vernon AL Male
  26. Evergreen AL Female
  27. Evergreen AL Two Males
  28. Troy AL Male

Native Speakers Vol 4: South Central

  1. Daisetta TX Female
  2. Grapeland TX Male
  3. Dallas TX Male
  4. Houston TX Male
  5. Dallas TX Male
  6. Beaumont TX Male
  7. Midland TX Female
  8. Goliad TX Female
  9. Grant OK Female
  10. Duncan OK Female

Native Speakers Vol 5: North

  1. Detroit MI Female
  2. Detroit MI Female
  3. Detroit MI Female
  4. Detroit MI Female
  5. Detroit MI Female
  6. Detroit MI Female
  7. Detroit MI Female
  8. Columbus OH Female
  9. Indianapolis IN Female
  10. Detroit MI Female
  11. Detroit MI Male
  12. Cleveland OH Female
  13. Pittsburgh PA Male
  14. Steelton PA Female

Native Speakers Vol 6: North Central

  1. Wichita KS Female
  2. Milwaukee WI Female
  3. Milwaukee WI Male
  4. Milwaukee WI Male
  5. Chicago IL Male
  6. Chicago IL Female
  7. Waterloo IA Male

Native Speakers Vol 7: West

  1. Oakland CA Female
  2. Los Angeles CA Female
  3. Anaheim CA & Toledo OH Female


Most of these Native Speaker recordings are made "in the field" so you will hear such things as birds, cars or other people in the background. A transcription of the conversations is included to help you follow along. In addition to a conversation, most speakers also read a list or words and The Rainbow Passage.

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