ABSTRACT
This chapter talks about middle vowel sound shifts. It is a comprehensive workbook for actors, not only addresses the methods and processes by which to go about learning an accent, but also looks in detail at each example. The workbook covers the key characteristics and profiles of a wide range of African accents of English. Full breakdowns of each accent cover: a directory of research materials including documentaries, plays, films and online resources and key characteristics such as melody, stress, pace and pitch and descriptions of physical articulation in the tongue, lips, jaw, palate and pharynx.
