2. Stress Flashcards
What type of words do we apply the term stress to?
words with more than one syllable
What is the meaning of stress?
A property that some words carry which makes them stand out from the rest of the word.
The prominence of stressed syllables are pronounced in 4 ways, say them:
Pitch - length - loudness - quality
The four factors PLLQ can occur…
alone or in combination to produce the prominence that marks a stressed syllable
What does pitch refer to?
To how low or high a sound is heard
Every syllable has a pitch, but…
when a syllable is pronounced with a noticeably different pitch than the others, then this is the syllable carrying the stress
Which is one of the most important determiners of stress?
Length
It is very difficult to alter the loudness of a syllable without…
affecting the length, pitch or quality of that syllable
What is quality?
When a vowel is different from the nearby vowels. For example, a strong vowel is surrounded by weaker ones.
