Course: English Pronunciation in a Global World

The NURSE-vowel occurs in words like ‘turn’, ‘word’ and ‘bird. It is no longer predictable and some languages don’t have the vowel. Practise it here.

English vowels can be long or short. This video explains that they are two types of vowel length in English. It is important that you understand the feature of vowel …

Rhoticity is one of the major English accent features. This video explains the feature of rhoticity. What is rhoticity? How did the feature develop? Which English accents in the world …

The English language has a number of vowels. Vowels can be described according to four properties. Watch Laura Rupp explain more. You need to understand the information provided by the …