word stress

WordStress

what is stress

in any wordone syllable receives

more emphasisthan the others

emphasis

derdede

this is stressor accento tonico in Italian

the level of your voice changes

Italian

dederded

e

often vowels change too

ItalianItaly

ɪtæliən

ɪtəli

ɪtæliən

ɪtəli

often the vowel changes too

ɪtæliən

ɪtəli

BUT not always

stress marks

in your dictionary

primary stressmark

streɪ

before thestressedsyllable

secondarystressmark

in this presentation

administration

administration

administration

administration

de de de DER de

administration

NB no secondarystress mark

administration

eɪə ɪ əɪ

examples

1 syllable

in one-syllable wordsthat syllable is stressed

in one-syllable wordsthat syllable is stressed

DUH!

word

teach

port

2 syllables

one stressedone unstressed

one stressedone unstressed

DUH!

one stressedone unstressed

DUH de

wordy

teaching

porter

it’s usually the first syllablethat is stressed

but sometimesthe second syllable

is stressed

remember this?

report

some common words that stress the second syllable

towards annul revenge allow

device police prolong above

forget besides report pursue

today immense refer collapse

3+ syllables

it’s similar with longer words

studying

reporter

referee

etc.

In groups:

- look at the words on the next slide- decide where the stress is

photography partially predominance performance

reformer rethink remedy ridiculous

development deselect detrimental discography

towards forgettable examination ambivalence

irrelevant political economic disruption

photography partially predominance performance

reformer rethink remedy ridiculous

development deselect detrimental discography

towards forgettable examination ambivalence

irrelevant political economic disruption

HOMEWORK

- select 5 long words from your writing- indicate the stress pattern using ‘de’ for unstressed syllables and ‘DER’ for stressed syllablese.g. computer – de.DER.de

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