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  1. Xref: sparky rec.arts.poems:13265 scruz.poetry:5
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!think.com!spool.mu.edu!agate!darkstar.UCSC.EDU!cruzio!jjwebb
  3. From: jjwebb@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us
  4. Newsgroups: rec.arts.poems,scruz.poetry
  5. Subject: tools
  6. Keywords: phoneme, book
  7. Message-ID: <4834@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us>
  8. Date: Wed, 30 Dec 92 06:36:20 GMT
  9. Sender: jjwebb@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us
  10. Reply-To: jjwebb@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us
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  15. According to Skinner:
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  17.  5 front vowels
  18.  3 mid vowels
  19.  6 back vowels
  20.  5 long diphthongs
  21.  5 short diphthongs
  22.  2 Triphthongs
  23. 16 voiced consonants
  24. 10 voiceless consonants
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  26. 52 phonemes in American English
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  29. Important books for a poet to own:
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  31. Edith Skinner's -- 'Speak with Distinction'
  32. Daniel Jones' -- 'English Pronouncing Dicionary'
  33. Kenyon & Knott's -- 'Pronouncing Dictionary of American English'
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  35.     any questions?
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