Word stress sentence stress Huang Wanmei
Word Stress & Sentence Stress Huang Wanmei
Review of∨oWe|s Three factors for the description of english vowels I. The height of the body of the tongue highest point of tongue(vertical axis) II. The front-back position of the tongue highest point of tongue (horizontal axis) III. The degree of lip rounding -lip posture
Review of Vowels Three factors for the description of English vowels I. The height of the body of the tongue – highest point of tongue (vertical axis); II. The front-back position of the tongue – highest point of tongue (horizontal axis); III. The degree of lip rounding - lip posture
The height of the body of the tongue Close towe Open vowe first degree (fourth degree of aperture of aperture
The height of the body of the tongue
The front-back position of the tongue
The front-back position of the tongue
Description of the vowels Front central vowels high. front, unrounded vowel / lower high, front, unrounded vowel mid front. unrounded vowel low. front unrounded vowel mid central unrounded vowel mid central unrounded vowel
Description of the vowels • Front & Central Vowels • / :/ high, front, unrounded vowel • / / lower high, front, unrounded vowel • /e/ mid, front, unrounded vowel • /æ/ low, front, unrounded vowel • / :/ mid, central, unrounded vowel • /ə/ mid, central, unrounded vowel
●Back∨ owes low back unrounded vowel low. back rounded vowel mid-low. back rounded vowel lower high, back, rounded vowel u high back rounded vowel lower mid back unrounded vowel
• Back Vowels • / :/ low, back, unrounded vowel • / / low, back, rounded vowel • / :/ mid-low, back, rounded vowel • /u/ lower high, back, rounded vowel • /u:/ high, back, rounded vowel • / / lower mid, back, unrounded vowel
Unit 8: Word stress English is a stress timed language The English language is often referred to as stress-timed. Stress in a spoken sentence occurs at regular intervals and the time to say something depends on the number of stressed syllables rather than the number of syllables itself. 1234 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 1 and a 2 and a 3 and a 4 1 and then a 2 and then a 3 and then a 4
Unit 8: Word Stress • English is a stress timed language The English language is often referred to as stress-timed. Stress in a spoken sentence occurs at regular intervals and the time to say something depends on the number of stressed syllables rather than the number of syllables itself. • 1 2 3 4 • 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 • 1 and a 2 and a 3 and a 4 • 1 and then a 2 and then a 3 and then a 4
Word stress A word stress means a prominent syllable word pa attern teacher beau.tiful un der stand con ti nue
Word Stress • A word stress means a prominent syllable word pattern tea.cher • . beau.ti.ful • . . un.der.stand . . • con.ti.nue . •
How to pronounce word stress? When a syllable is stressed, it is pronounced longer in duration higher in pitch louder in volume
How to pronounce word stress? When a syllable is stressed, it is pronounced • longer in duration • higher in pitch • louder in volume
How do you say teacher? Longer teeeeeeeeeeee cher tea Higher cher Louder TEA cher All three TEEEEEEEEEEE combined cher
How do you say teacher? Longer teeeeeeeeeeee cher Higher tea cher Louder TEA cher All three combined TEEEEEEEEEEE cher
