There is a lot of information on phonetics. This moves on to the way certain sounds need to be altered in target accents with a series of words demonstrating the sound shift. I was expecting the author to do a "standard Irish accent". Instead he runs through the same sentences in Dublin, Belfast, Mayo and several other regional variations. His Scottish accent too is varied over six or so regions of Scotland. While he does all these accents himself, instead of using native speakers which would have been ideal, he does do it rather well, despite an element of received English sometimes coming through where it probably should not. A lot of work has gone into both the book and recordings. It's all on the CDs. The CDs are recorded very fast, leaving no time for the listener to repeat. This is unlike the standard language learning recordings which are painfully slow (thus defeating the object of automating the translation reflex.) I would recommend the book and CD for comedians and actors, but using it properly will require a considerable amount of work. Beyond that, it will probably serve as a reference manual for someone who has taken the trouble to familiarise themselves with the contents.Read full review
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