extrait the solution to english word stress

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T H E SO L U T IO N T O

E N G L I S H

W O R S T R E S S


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B ekim B E JT A

TH SOLUTION TO

N LISH

W O R D - S T R E S S

L Harmattan

5 - 7, r u e d e l c o le - Po ly te c hn iq u e

7 5 00 5 P a ri s

F R A N C E

L H arm attan H on grie L H arm attan Italia

H argita u . 3 V ia B ava, 3 7

1026 B udapest 1021 4 T orino

H O N G R IE IT A L lE


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cg L H arm attan , 2 00 3

IS B N : 2 -7 47 5-4 77 5-2


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A ll praise is due to A llah,

the L ight of the heavens and the earth,

H e W ho taught the use of the pen,

taught m an w hat he knew not.

L ouange A llah,

la L um ire des cieux et de la terre,

qui a enseign par la plum e

a enseign l hom m e ce qu il ne savait pas.


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PREF E

In general, studies of E nglish w ord-stress propose num erous rules

that essentially indicate position of stress according to the suffix.

H ow ever, these studies are unable to explain the reason w hy

som e endings im pose penultim ate stress w hereas others im pose

antepenultim ate stress or even as far as four syllables back).

T he present w ork is an attem pt to explain E nglish w ord-stress

through tw o w ord-stress types w hich are confirm ed and

exem plified by nearly exhaustive lists. It is aim ed prim arily at

applying these w ord-stress types to a large corpus of exam ples, in

an approach w hich is com pletely different from those in previous

books.

T he theoretical aspect of w ord-stress in E nglish is not presented

in this book since m any w orks have already been devoted to

theoretical analysis of E nglish w ord-stress. B esides, the present

w ork tends to show that w ord-stress in E nglish displays rigorous

logic w hich can be sim ply form ulated in concrete term s. T his

study is based on tens of thousands of w ords; m oreover, it has

required at the sam e tim e the exploration of different linguistic

levels and analysis of a considerable num ber of languages

bey ond stu dy in g w ord -stress in E nglish ).

T he aim of this w ork is to offer the specialist, the professor of

E nglish and the E nglish-speaker, the answ er to unsolved

questions concerning w ord-stress in E nglish. It can also be of

practical use to students since know ledge of the stress system

m akes proper pronunciation of an E nglish w ord easier.

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W O R D - S T R E S S

W ord-stress m eans that one syllable is accentu ated w ithin a w ord m ain

stress [I] ; seco nd ary stress [I])

W ord-stress in E nglish

T here are tw o m ain types of w ord-stress in E nglish. B oth of them are based

o n L atin stress.

Position of the stress in L atin

L ong vow el i, , etc.) ; short vow el a, e, etc.).

In L atin , stress falls o n th e p en ultim ate o r an tep en ultim ate sy llab le.

S tress falls o n th e p en ultim ate sy llab le:

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if it contain s a long vow el, e.g.

apparens decorum

panaca

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if it co ntain s a dip hth on g, e.g.

alaud a th esaurus

althaea

- if it contains a vow el follow ed by a double co nsonant or any group of

conso nants oth er than those consisting of plosive + r or I, e.g.

agenda arm illa m om entum

S tre ss fa lls o n th e a nte pe nu ltim a te sy lla ble :

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if the penultim ate syllable con tains a short v ow el follow ed by a single

conso nant or by on e of th e grou ps consisting o f plo sive + r or I), e.g.

aglntas legans tenebras

- if the penultim ate syllable contains a short v ow el one ending its ow n

sy llab le), fo llo wed b y an oth er sh ort v ow el, e.g .

im p erIum m aterIa fO vea

D isy llab ic w ord s are alw ay s stressed o n th e fIrst sy llab le.

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