Short Description: Helps to contrast minimal pairs by providing example pronunciations; encourages accurate speech production by recording your voice and providing feedback on your pronunciation; contains over 5,000 minimal pairs, with images and example pronunciations
Long Description 1: Discriminating between sounds is often practised using 'minimal pairs'. A minimal pair is a pair of words where only one sound is different, for example 'pin' versus 'bin'. The Minimal Pairs Tutor helps you to contrast minimal pairs by providing example pronunciations, and encourages accurate speech production by recording your voice and providing feedback on your pronunciation. Contains over 5,000 minimal pairs, images & example pronunciations.
Long Description 2: It's important to be able to hear the difference between sounds in order to produce them accurately. Discriminating between sounds is often practised using 'minimal pairs'. A minimal pair is a pair of words where only one sound is different, for example 'pin' versus 'bin'.
Using speech recognition technology, the Minimal Pairs Tutor:
1) Helps you to contrast minimal pairs by providing example pronunciations.
2) Encourages accurate speech production by recording your voice and providing feedback on your pronunciation.
3) Contains over 5,000 minimal pairs, complete with images and example pronunciations.
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