Transcript Stress, Intonation and Rhythm of American English

Stress, Intonation and Rhythm
of
American English
Stress, Intonation and Rhythm
• A: Hi, how ARE you?
• B: Fine. How are YOU?
• A: Nice to MEET you.
• B: Nice to meet you, TOO.
Stress, Intonation and Rhythm
• A: What’s the matter, _______?
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You look so blue.
• B: I’m sick; I’m sick, and I don’t know what to do.
• A: Gee, that’s too bad, too bad.
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Gee, that’s too bad, too bad.
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What’s the matter with you?
B: I have a headache,
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a backache and a stomachache, too.
A: Why don’t you go home and go to bed or have
the doctor examine your head?
• B: No, I’ll be OK.
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Thanks anyway.
PEOPLE ARE NEVER SATISFIED
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• 1. Daisy, a twenty-two year old woman, had her own
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apartment in Manhattan and was employed as a
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computer technician with a large corporation.
• 2. She had everything and she was extremely
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independent.
• 3. All her friends envied her.
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• 4. However, Daisy was quite unhappy.
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• 5. Every time she looked in a mirror, she wept.
PEOPLE ARE NEVER SATISFIED
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6. She was frequently heard to say, “Why am I so
ugly?
7. My nose is too big, my chin extremely pointed, my
ears quite large and I have heavy bags under my
eyes.”
8. She was depressed for years until she finally
decided to go to a plastic surgeon.
9. Her face lift involved months of pain.
• 10. At last the big day arrived and Daisy looked at
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herself in the mirror. She was beautiful.
PEOPLE ARE NEVER SATISFIED
• 11. The surgeon reduced her nose, rounded her chin,
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adjusted her ears and removed the bags from
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under her eyes.
• 12. Now wherever she went, people approached her
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to ask for her autograph. She looked like a movie
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star.
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• 13. However, Daisy was still very unhappy and
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complained to all her friends.
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• 14. Her best friend told her, “Daisy, you have
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everything.
PEOPLE ARE NEVER SATISFIED
• 16. You’re the most beautiful girl I know.
• 17. You have a wonderful job that you love.
• 18. No one tells you what to do or where to go.
• 19. You should be the happiest woman in the
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universe.”
• 20. Daisy replied, “I know I have a beautiful new face
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but it just doesn’t match my old body .