Word Stress, syllabic consonants

Question 1

Stress

Answer 1

Stress refers to the relative prominence of a syllable.

Question 2

Primary Stress

Answer 2

’ in front of a syllable marks primary stress
=> indicate primary stress for words with more than one syllable

Question 3

Secondary Stress

Answer 3

, in front of a syllable marks secondary stress
=> only indicate if asked specificaööy

Question 4

Name four phonetic variables that indicate stress!

Answer 4

1. intensity perceived as loudness
2. pitch variety
3. vowel quality
4. vowel duration

Question 5

Syllable

Answer 5

Syllables are rhythmic units in speech.

Question 6

Structure of the syllable

Answer 6

A syllable consists of different parts:
i. onset (consonant in front of the nucleus)
ii. rhyme (nucleus + coda)
- nucleus/ peak ((usually) the vowel)
- coda (consonants after the nucleus)

=> The nucleus is the only obligatory part of the syllable.

Question 7

Classification of syllables

Answer 7

• Strong/ heavy syllables
• Weak/ light syllables

Question 8

Strong/ heavy syllables

Answer 8

short monophthong + coda (no / ə, i, u /)

=> only strong syllables can receive stress

Question 9

Weak/ light syllables

Answer 9

• /ə/ + coda
• short monophthong or unstressed /i, u/ as nucleus and empty coda

=> syllables with a schwa as their nucleus are never stressed

Question 10

Syllabic consonants

Answer 10

• sometimes a vowel us dropped (usually schwa)
  => consonant becomes the centre of the syllabl