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Stress in simple words -2-. Sunday.03.31 Week 9. Information that helps to decide on the placement of stress. Whether the word is morphologically simple or complex. The grammatical category of the word. The number of syllables. The phonological structure of the word. Page76.
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Stress in simple words -2- Sunday.03.31 Week 9
Information that helps to decide on the placement of stress • Whether the word is morphologically simple or complex. • The grammatical category of the word. • The number of syllables. • The phonological structure of the word. Page76
Examples • A syllable peak with a long vowel or diphthong: • ‘see’ /si:/ • ‘die’ /daI/ • A syllable peak which is a short vowel followed by at least one consonant: • ‘pull’ /pυl/ • ‘bat’ /bæt/
Two syllable words Generally, verbs tend to be stressed by the end of a syllable. Nouns tend to be stressed at the beginning.
Verbs and Adjectives • Verbs: • The 1st syllable is stressed in the following examples • ‘enter ‘open • The 1st syllable is also stressed when the final syllable contains /əʊ / as in.. • “follow “ and “ borrow “ • If the final syllable is strong, then that syllable is stressed even if the 1st is also strong.. • Apply /ə’plaI/ rotate /rəʊ’teIt/ Page 77
Adjectives Follow the same rule as verbs Alive /ə’laIv/ Correct /kə’rekt/
Nouns Stress will fall on the 1st syllable. Money /’mʌni/ Unless the 1st syllable is weak, then stress will fall on the final syllable Divan /dI’væn/ Balloon /bə’lu:n/