Mythri S. Menon, M.A., CCC-SLP Mythri S. Menon, M.A. CCC-SLP, is a licensed speech language pathologist, who graduated from the University of Cincinnati, Ohio. After working for many years as an Speech Language Pathologist in skilled nursing facilities and hospitals, she ventured into private practice with foreign accent management. She moderates an ESL-Conversation class funded by the public library. She is also a certified Yoga Instructor (CYT) at the Yogalife Institute in Devon, Pennsylvannia.

Mara Behlau and Gisele Oliveira, Center of Voice Studies, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, (2008): "Offers very readable and attractive material for speakers of English as a second language to improve their communication skills and also for clinicians that see nonnative of English speakers." Annabel Bosanquet, Speech & Language Therapy in Practice, (2008): "...The author is very thorough in addressing different aspects of good communication, eg. useful chapters on prosodic features, listening skills and non-verbal aspects of communication."

• Acknowledgments vii Preface: An Immigrant's Perspective ix Introduction xi CHAPTER 1 Communication: He Said, She Said, and Finally They Said! 1 CHAPTER 2 Oral-Motor Movements: Lip and Tongue Antics 13 CHAPTER 3 Language and Speech: Nuts and Bolts 23 CHAPTER 4 Phonetic Transcription: The DNA of the International Phonetic Alphabet 41 CHAPTER 5 Speech Sounds: Vowels 61 CHAPTER 6 Speech Sounds: Consonants 107 CHAPTER 7 Accent on Accents 185 CHAPTER 8 Auditory Discrimination: The Art of Listening 199 CHAPTER 9 Intonation: The Music of Language 213 CHAPTER 10 Nonverbal Communication: The Mime of Language 235 CHAPTER 11 Pronunciation: Eloquently Speaking 251 CHAPTER 12 Conversation: Communication at its Best 283 Conclusion: Some Final Thoughts ... and a Look Ahead 301 Postscript: Musings of an Immigrant 303 Glossary 305 References and Suggested Reading 309 Index 311

Mythri S. Menon, M.A., CCC-SLP Mythri S. Menon, M.A. CCC-SLP, is a licensed speech language pathologist, who graduated from the University of Cincinnati, Ohio. After working for many years as an Speech Language Pathologist in skilled nursing facilities and hospitals, she ventured into private practice with foreign accent management. She moderates an ESL-Conversation class funded by the public library. She is also a certified Yoga Instructor (CYT) at the Yogalife Institute in Devon, Pennsylvannia.

Mara Behlau and Gisele Oliveira, Center of Voice Studies, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, (2008): "Offers very readable and attractive material for speakers of English as a second language to improve their communication skills and also for clinicians that see nonnative of English speakers." Annabel Bosanquet, Speech & Language Therapy in Practice, (2008): "...The author is very thorough in addressing different aspects of good communication, eg. useful chapters on prosodic features, listening skills and non-verbal aspects of communication."

• Acknowledgments vii Preface: An Immigrant's Perspective ix Introduction xi CHAPTER 1 Communication: He Said, She Said, and Finally They Said! 1 CHAPTER 2 Oral-Motor Movements: Lip and Tongue Antics 13 CHAPTER 3 Language and Speech: Nuts and Bolts 23 CHAPTER 4 Phonetic Transcription: The DNA of the International Phonetic Alphabet 41 CHAPTER 5 Speech Sounds: Vowels 61 CHAPTER 6 Speech Sounds: Consonants 107 CHAPTER 7 Accent on Accents 185 CHAPTER 8 Auditory Discrimination: The Art of Listening 199 CHAPTER 9 Intonation: The Music of Language 213 CHAPTER 10 Nonverbal Communication: The Mime of Language 235 CHAPTER 11 Pronunciation: Eloquently Speaking 251 CHAPTER 12 Conversation: Communication at its Best 283 Conclusion: Some Final Thoughts ... and a Look Ahead 301 Postscript: Musings of an Immigrant 303 Glossary 305 References and Suggested Reading 309 Index 311