Transcript WORD STRESS PATTERNS

WORD STRESS
PATTERNS
Profª. Flávia Maria
WORD STRESS PATTERNS
Stress Patterns
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Rule – Using the correct stress
pattern is more important than
using the correct sounds.
WORD STRESS PATTERNS
Say the following words aloud. Which syllable
has the strongest stress.
1. hamburger
2. cookies
3. pizza
4. extremely
5. accurate
6. machine
7. refrigerate
8. refrigerator
9. refrigeration
WORD STRESS PATTERNS
’hamburger
 ’cookies
 ’pizza
 ex’tremely
 ’accurate
 ma’chine
 re’frigerate
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 re’frigerator
 refrige’ration
WORD STRESS PATTERNS
Two-syllable names and phrases
1. Rule – If you leave out verbs, 90
percent of two-syllable words are
stressed on the first syllable.
Two-syllable personal names are also
likely to be stressed on the first
syllable.
WORD STRESS PATTERNS
Say these names and phrases aloud.
1.Charlie Chaplin
3.Elvis Presley
5.instant coffee
7.English muffin
2.Michael Jackson
4.Robert Redford
6.chocolate candy
8.frozen yogurt
TWO WORD STRESS
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According to whether it is an ordinary two-word
expression or a special, set expression, the place
of the stress changes. In an ordinary expression
the two words are used to describe something
like a "white HOUSE" (meaning a house that is
painted white, and not blue or grey). In this case
the most important note is the noun because we
are talking about a house that happens to be
white.
TWO WORD STRESS
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But sometimes two word expressions mean something special and
have to be made different from similar expressions. One example is
"the WHITE house" where Mr Obama lives. In this case, the
emphasis is on the adjective because we are more interested in
stressing that it is the house that is known because it is white.
Compare other examples:
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LIGHT bulb
Shines with electricity
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Light BULB
A bulb that is not heavy
DEGRESS OF STRESS:
Primary stress:
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It is the stronger degree of stress.
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Primary stress gives the final stressed syllable.
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Primary stress is very important in compound words.
Secondary stress:
Secondary stress is the weaker of two degrees of stress in the
pronunciation of a word.
Secondary stress gives the other lexically stressed syllables in a
word.
Secondary stress is important primarily in long words with several
syllables
NOTATION:
Different systems exist for indicating syllabification
and stress.
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In IPA, primary stress is indicated by a high
vertical line before the syllable, secondary stress
by a low vertical line. Example: /sɪˌlæbəfɪˈkeɪʃən/.
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In English dictionaries which do not use IPA,
stress is typically marked with a prime mark
placed after the stressed syllable: /si-lab′-ə-fikay′-shən/.