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Transcript of Word stress
Sound of Letters: A Seminar on Phonology &
Phonetics
Presenter:
Cinderella C. Bañares
Presenter:
Cinderella C. Bañares
First, let’s have an activity!
Direction: Use any of the following words in a sentence.
REcord reCORD
PLEAsant CEremony
Background
The variation in the level of energy and length is called stress or accent, an important feature in oral communication.
Without this variation our speech becomes monotonous, sometimes, unintelligible.
Background
The primary stress is the strongest stress.
Two successive primary stresses never occur in a single word.
Ex: PLEA sant HA ppinessphiloSO’phical
FOUR LEVELS OF STRESS
Background
The secondary stress is less stressful than the primary, as in e’conomical, while the primary stress falls on the third syllable.
Background
The tertiary stress is the medium stress that is heard in words like understand, ashtray, where the tertiary stress falls on the first and the last syllable of the words, respectively.
Examples: Personal pronouns I, you, he, she, etc., Short prepositions (to, in, at, etc.) Auxiliary verbs (is, am, must will, etc.)
are normally given tertiary stress.
Background
The tertiary stress is the medium stress that is heard in words like understand, ashtray, where the tertiary stress falls on the first and the last syllable of the words, respectively.
Examples: Personal pronouns I, you, he, she, etc., Short prepositions (to, in, at, etc.) Auxiliary verbs (is, am, must will, etc.)
are normally given tertiary stress.
Background
The weak stress is the least forceful of the four levels of stress. Syllables spoken with weak stress are limited to the schwa, the short /I/ and the / ɝ / and / ɚ / sounds.
Words with the primary stress on the FIRST SYLLABLE
accuracy comfortable monastery noticeable
accent recognize irritable participle
arbitrary execute literature pedestalcaricature eligible melancholy pedagogy
catholic cemetery memorable plenary
Words with the primary stress on the SECOND SYLLABLE
abbreviate
brochure enamel utensils
accessory cashier contribute percentage
administer
violinist grimace inevitable
affiliate meringue
harangue satiety
aluminum colloquial
tattoo semester
Words with the primary stress on the THIRD SYLLABLE
aborigine beneficiary
deviation parliamentary
adolescent cafeteria documentary
penicillin
antecedent circumvent
guarantee persevere
apropos coalition machination resuméattaché democrati
cparalytic therapeutic
Words with the primary stress on the FOURTH SYLLABLE
abbreviation
alleviation denunciation
perpetuation
accentuation
appreciation
enunciation repatriation
administration
appropriation
evacuation repudiation
affiliation association negotiation realization
SOME WORDS OF TWO SYLLABLES WHICH SHOULD BE ACCENTED ON THE FIRST SYLLABLE
demon ruthless lengthwise
damsel
genius steward banquet dulylegion bureau preface gesturesequel fury record gorgeouswhisper bury athlete sonnet
SOME WORDS OF TWO SYLLABLES WHICH SHOULD BE ACCENTED ON THE SECOND SYLLABLE
blaspheme
endure mishap severe
fatigue façade absurd garagegenteel demure insane recordreceipt ado allied accept
SOME WORDS OF THREE SYLLABLES WITH THE PRIMARY ACCENT ON THE FIRST SYLLABLE AND NO SECONDARY ACCENT
architect grocery genuine adjectiveartisan cemeter
ypedestal mitigate
chocolate vehicle amicable legendarydominate dynasty reservoir metaphor
WORDS OF THREE SYLLABLES WHICH HAVE THE PRIMARY ACCENT ON THE SECOND SYLLABLE AND NO SECONDARY ACCENT
assassin digestion
complacent
lieutenant
empower authentic
location collision
celestial eruption absorption
volcano
encircle electric ancestral suspended
FOUR SYLLABLE WORDS WITH THE ACCENT ON THE SECOND SYLLABLE WITH NO SEONDARY ACCENT
dexterity executive
abdominal erroneous
lascivious experiment
unanimous embroidery
illiterate kilometer metropolis alternative
constituent
perpetuate
potassium unscrupulous
FOUR SYLLABLE WORDS WITH THE PRIMARY ACCENT ON THE THIRD SYLLABLE WIUTH A SECONDARY ACCENT ON THE FIRST SYLLABLE
preposition apostolic philosophic operationsentimental accusatio
nexcavation declamation
prohibition contribution
tribulation affidavit
compensation
beneficial provocation perturbation
FIVE SYLLABLE WORDS WITH THE PRIMARY ACCENT ON THE THIRD SYLLABLE WITH A SECONDARY ACCENT ON THE FIRST SYLLABLE
intermediate
indescribable
imperceptible
equatorial
architectural
immemorial
metamorphosis
periodical
animosity inaccessible
curiosity theological
FOUR SYLLABLE WORDS WITH THE PRIMARY ACCENT ON THE FIRST SYLLABLE WITH A SECONDARY ACCENT ON THE THIRD SYLLABLE
mediator purgatory kindergarten
adversary
cultivator integrative
commentary
stationary
architecture
dysentery salamander legislative
What’s next?
It’s time to practice!
Wordaccurate
arbitrary
amicable
associate
benefit
bureau
cliché
colleague
compare
Wordeligible
exemplary
delicacy
determine
document
elementary
inevitable
genuine
honor
Wordindigent
integral
interfere
intimate
irrevocable
irritable
memory
secondary
participate
Wordsatisfy
subsequent
unanimous
valuable
cemetery
semester
plenary
tattoo
attaché
International Phonetic Alphabet