UNIT 5. WORD AND SENTENCE STRESS Flashcards
__________-is one of the vocal features. Speakers have to stress certain syllables in the words; otherwise the words would be misunderstood or sound incorrect and cause misleading comprehension
Stress
_________ _________- is a prominence relation between syllables: certain syllables are longer, louder, higher-pitched, or more clearly articulated than those around them ( Fasold. R, 2006).
Linguistics Stress
the most prominent syllable
loudness
(vowel reduction )
vowel length
pitch change on the vowels
difference in vowel quality
_______ _______receive more force and, consequently, they are louder than unaccented ones. You also know that the correct use of stress is essential for achieving the correct pronunciation of words and getting the right meaning across.
Accented syllables
__________- all stressed syllables are louder than unstressed ones. It is the amount of volume that a speaker gives to a particular sound, syllable, word, phrase or sentence.
Loudness
stressed syllables are longer than unstressed ones.
The syllable length
– a syllable is prominent if it contains a vowel that is different from neighbouring vowels.( For example, in the word again the first vowel is unstressed because / ə / is simple, and the second vowel is a diphthong /eɪ/.
Vowel quality
This indistinct pronunciation and shortening of the unstressed syllable in English is called _______ _____________.
Vowel Reduction
If the word does not have a _____, stress usually goes on the first syllable.
suffix
Most two-syllable verbs have stress on the _____ syllable, even if they do not come from an original one-syllable word.
second
We can build longer words by adding parts to the ________ or _______- of shorter words. Stress usually stays on the same syllable as in the original word.
Beginning
End
In English, the suffixes – ic, - ical , as in words basic, medical
ARE ALLWAYS UNSTRESSED
When suffixes are added to English words, the stress remains on the ____ syllable.
same
Combinations of words which are treated as single units from the point of view that their meanings are called _________-.
Compound
Most two-syllable verbs have stress on the _______ syllable, even if they do not come from an original one- syllable word.
second
Language is _________. If it were not, it would be extremely boring for the listener and more difficult to understand.
Rhythmic
In English, _________ of sentences can be defined as an alternation between stressed and unstressed syllables.
rhythm
are said to be words that have meaning (nouns, main verbs, adjectives and adverbs).
CONTENT WORDS
They can be compared to grammatical or ________ words, which are structural such as auxiliary verbs, pronouns, articles, and prepositions.
FUNCTION
_________ words tend to be stressed.
__________ or grammatical words are often pronounced in a reduced form or with a schwa / ə / sound.
Content.
Function
_______ __________ is a syllable that carries the main stress in a word.
TONIC SYLLABLE
__________ __________refer to words that have a specific meaning.
content words
