ABSTRACT
This chapter explains front vowel sound shifts of Ugandan language. It is a comprehensive workbook for actors, covering the key characteristics and profiles of a wide range of African accents of English. Its unique approach not only addresses the methods and processes by which to go about learning an accent, but also looks in detail at each example. Full breakdowns of each accent cover: key characteristics such as melody, stress, pace and pitch and descriptions of physical articulation in the tongue, lips, jaw, palate and pharynx and practice sentences, phoneme tables and worksheets for solo study. The chapter guides actors to develop their own authentic accents, rather than simply to mimic native speakers. This process allows the actor to personalize an accent, and to integrate it into the creation of character.
