Revista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses 4 (1991): 145-62 Stress and Rhythm in English Maria-Josep Solé Sabater Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona ABSTRACT This paper studies the role played by stress and rhythm in English. The effects of stress on the phonetic realization of segments‚ the morphological and syntaclic function of elemcnts and the structuring of information in the sentencc are considercd. English rhythm is studied and the factors that contribute to maintain a regular stress-timed
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The Elements of Poetry Chapter 21: Reading Poetry * Metaphor—figure of speech that makes comparison between two unlike things‚ without using the word like or as Ex: From Catch by Robert Francis “…tossing a poem together;” * Anagrams—words made from the letters of other words Ex: From Mountain Graveyard by Robert Morgan “stone notes slate tales” * Narrative poem—a poem that tells a story Ex: From Nighttime Fires by Regina Barreca “When I was five in Louisville
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connected speech. Grammar words such as auxiliary verbs‚ pronouns‚ articles‚ linkers and prepositions are not usually stressed‚ and are reduced to keep the stress pattern regular. This means that they are said faster and at a lower volume than stressed syllables‚ and the vowel sounds lose their purity‚ often
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TONE: Tone is the change in the pitch of the voice. The pitch falls a little from stress to stress. Then‚ it finally falls at the last meaningful syllable. The pitch remains low for the remaining unstressed syllables. In the rising tone‚ the pitch rises at the last meaningful syllable. It continues to rise for the remaining unstressed syllables. STATEMENTS We can use the falling tone in most normal statements. When you are making a normal statement about which you are sure about what you
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The phonetics of English language Chapter 1.The production of speech Phonetics may be considered the grammar of pronunciation. Phonetic system of English consists of the following four components: speech sounds‚ the syllabic structure of words‚ word stress‚ and intonation (prosody). These four components what is called pronunciation of English. In any language people speak using their organs of speech. All the organs of speech can be divided into two groups: Active organs of speech- are
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indirect or passing reference. Anapest – A metrical foot consisting of two short or unstressed syllables followed by one long or stressed syllable. Antithesis- A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else. Apostrophe- A punctuation mark used to indicate either possession. Assonance- The repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in nonrhyming stressed syllables Caesura- A break between words within a metrical foot. Consonance- Agreement or compatibility
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Bugeja‚ M Christakis and Fowler (2011). The surprising power of our social networks and how they shape our lives. Retrieved from www.amazon.com Jayson‚ S USA Today. Retrieved January 28‚ 2013 from http://www.usatoday.com Kraut‚ R Kushin‚ M.J. and Yamamoto‚ M. (2010)‚ Did social media really matter? College students’ use of online media and political decision making in the 2008 election. Mass Communications and Society‚ 13‚ p. 608-630. doi: 10.1080/15205436.2010.516863. Ladhani‚ N. (2011). The organizing
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SUPERLATIVE DEGREE Form Adjectives One - syllable adjectives Form the comparative and superlative forms of a one-syllable adjective by adding –er for the comparative form and –est for the superlative. One-Syllable Adjective Comparative Form Superlative Form Tall Taller The tallest Old Older The oldest Note: If the one-syllable adjective ends with an e‚ just add –r for the comparative form and –st for the superlative form. One-Syllable Adjective with Final -e Comparative Form Superlative
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the ending consonant sounds. Later they are able to hear more refined distinctions in blends and digraphs‚ first at the beginnings of words and then at the ends. Also within this stage is the ability to hear short vowel sounds in the middle of one syllable words. Students begin to understand letter-sound correspondences. At this stage‚ students are becoming phonemic spellers. They
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1. What factors determine the place and different degree of word stress? Phoneticians divide syllables into strong (heavy) and weak (light). A strong syllable contains a long vowel or a diphthong or a short vowel plus two consonants; syllables with a short vowel and no coda are weak ones. Only strong syllables can be stressed (although not all of them)‚ but weak syllables are never stressed. Factors that may determine the placement of stress are: the morphological structure of the word (whether
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