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From: wow@zycor.lgc.com (--[ wally ]--)
Subject: Re: Vietnamese Pronunciation Tapes
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In article <vincent-101094195634@blv-pm2-ip5.halcyon.com> vincent@halcyon.com (Richard D. Vincent) writes:
>I would like to find a good set of tapes which can help one to learn to
>pronounce the vietnamese language correctly.The grammar seems fairly
>straightforward( in contrast to Japanese and agglutinative languages ) but
>the syllabic system coupled with the fact that Vietnamese is tonal gives me
>reason to want to feel out the phonology first. Any help in sources would
>be greatly apprewciated.I have been looking for awhile.
>           Yours truly
>           Richard D. Vincent
>           vincent@halcyon.com

from the Audio Forum catalog (1-800-243-1234)

Basic vietnamese : 18 cassettes (15 1/2 hr) 328-p text $225

"This course begins with a guide to pronunuciation (in Southern dialect)
.... Once you have mastered the sounds, basic dialogs and common language
structures are introduced."

-Wally


