I’m Director of UCL’s famous annual Summer Course in English Phonetics. This August, like last year, we’ll be running a five-day virtual course, with lectures covering English consonants, vowels and intonation, plus daily ear training and practical classes to work on your articulation with experienced tutors. Last year’s VSCEP was a great success, with 100 participants! Discounts available for repeaters and for groups of two or more.
Welcome to my website, which contains a huge number of articles on phonetics and pronunciation, especially English, all illustrated with audio or video. Feel free to explore! And please subscribe to my YouTube channel, where I have dozens of videos on a range of speech-related topics.
“It is a book I wish I had written myself – but I don’t think I would have been able to make such a good job of it”
– from the Foreword by J.C. Wells
Rhoticity & linking /r/
Vowel linking
Word linking
T epenthesis
G dropping
TH fronting
T glottalling
Intonation & accentuation
Strong numerals
Negative transfer from other languages
Native accents of English
Whether you want to learn a different English accent from your own, or work towards a native command of English – Geoff is brilliant. His knowledge is immense and his lessons are detailed and practical. Geoff is always positive, kind and warm and will make you feel like you can achieve all you’ve set out to do.
A big thank you for the lessons, which have been amazing. What I’ve valued the most is your incredible knowledge and capacity to teach in such an effective and entertaining way.
Problems
Challenges
The process
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