ACCENT PROJECT GUIDE

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Subject:
Region:
Age:

1. a paragraph explaining the region: city or town, climate, immigration history, culture, landscape, dialect differences, anything else of interest. This information can largely come from the interview if you ask good questions.

2. a paragraph detailing the characteristics of the voice: monotone? rhythm, pitch, nasality, any unique traits.

3. a list of five words that stand out as good examples of this region. Create a chart that details the differences to IPA in phonetics.

4. a pie chart that gives percentages to the traits that make up your subject’s way of speaking.

5. a full sentence from the interview transcribed in phonetics. this sentence should be at least 10 words long.


* To supplement the oral presentation, a Power Point or Keynote with at least 4 slides needs to be included: the city/town, pie chart, etc.

Presentation = 60%
Paper = 40%