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STRESS

Explore the concept of stress in language, including its different names, variations, and effects on vowel quality. Learn about strong and weak vowels, as well as the patterns of stress in different languages. Compare words and their stress patterns to deepen your understanding.

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STRESS

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  1. STRESS banana

  2. STRESS banana

  3. STRESS goes under many names: “stress” “emphasis” “accent”

  4. STRESS loudness pitch (frequency) length vowel quality

  5. STRESS IE BE AE

  6. Strong and weak vowels

  7. Strong and weak vowels strong vowels weak vowels KIT and FOOT are also strong when stressed all vowels except SCHWA KIT FOOT

  8. STRESS • “Icelandic” English: strong vowels only (= no schwa) stress on first syllable only • British and American English: both strong and weak vowels variable stress

  9. STRESS banana reverse accuse photography correct particular arrange Banbury redolent accurate photograph corridor particle arrogant

  10. banana Banbury reverse redolent accurate accuse photograph photography

  11. correct corridor particular particle arrange arrogant

  12. unstressed syllables stressed syllables all vowels except mainly: SCHWA KIT FOOT (all other vowels can occur....)

  13. unstressed syllables mainly: SCHWA KIT FOOT (all other vowels can occur....) In any single word, which of these possibilities occurs?

  14. Compare: arrive arrow opera obey return re-play believe today two days

  15. to know decide you know wanted accurate kisses attack occur purpose

  16. to know decide you know wanted accurate kisses attack occur purpose

  17. Tensing of KIT happy FLEECE KIT TENSED KIT

  18. Tensing of KIT Finally happy copy Before vowels react preoccupied hurrying

  19. Tensing of FOOT to ask GOOSE FOOT TENSED FOOT

  20. Tensing of FOOT • Before vowels intuition to ask you always ask

  21. Tensing of KIT and FOOT See “Neutralization” in LPD

  22. syllabic consonants • button • pattern • bottle • table

  23. Click for another Bush story (with a phonetic twist...)

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