II Stress in English Language
- msTEriftl
- phtLOsephy
8. inD Igenffifs - CHALlenge
10. deFIcient
11. exPLIcit
12. inCORperate- A multi-syllable word has a prominent syllable. This is called
a stressed syllable. - Stressed syllable is longer in duration, higher in pitch and
louder in volume. - Duration is the primary attribute to the prominence of a syl-
lable. - Usually 2 syllable nouns (90%+) have the stress on the first
syllable. 2 syllable verbs (60% +) have the stress on the sec-
ond. - Except for the compounds, stressed syllables in words with
more than 2 syllables never stand next to each other (Stressed
syllables and weak. syllables alternate).
When a word has more than one syllable, one is more prominent
than the others. When this happens, we say that the syllable has a
stress or that it is stressed. In the following examples, stressed
syllables are expressed with italics.
word pattern
tea.cher
beau.ti.ful
un.der.stand
con.ti.nue
- A multi-syllable word has a prominent syllable. This is called