Sample Exercise:“Looking south of the border, we hope to use our expense account for dinner.”
This is the industry standard for a Spanish (Castilian & Colonial) accent of English. Spanish – like English, French, and other languages – has been carried throughout the world through colonization and now, behind English and Chinese, is the world’s third most widely spoken language. Although there are several regions of Spain where Spanish is not spoken (Galicia, the Basque provinces, and Catalonia), the dialect of Castile, or Castilian Spanish, emerged as the politically dominant dialect on the Iberian peninsula during the 13th century and has remained so ever since. Although the accent of English presented here is most typical of Castilian speakers, it is still a good starting point for learning the accent of Spanish speakers in other countries and regions, including Mexico and the Caribbean. (Paul speaks the entire text himself. So you hear him demonstrate, in dialect, the signature sounds in isolation, the word lists, the practice sentences, and the two monologues.)
TO PURCHASE:
A Spanish accent is available by purchasing Accents & Dialects for Stage and Screen. We recommend the Deluxe Streaming version for $79.95, which gives you Spanish plus 26 other dialects and accents. (This is a printed book with the audio files available on a password-protected webpage.)The original CD version of the book, with 24 total dialects and accents on 12 CDs, is also still available.
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You may purchase the iTunes ebook (Apple Book) version of Spanish directly on iTunes by clicking this link, for $29.99. This will play on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac, using Apple’s free Books app, but NOT on your Windows PC.
