文档介绍：English Pronunciation Practice 英语语音技巧突破
Lecture 5 Syllables and Stress
音节与重音
Warming up activity
tap pet sit myth tape Pete site my arm warm her first care here there fire
Do you think reading English is like singing a song?
Definition of syllables 音节的定义
A unit of spoken language consisting of a single uninterrupted sound formed by a vowel, diphthong, or syllabic consonant alone, or by any of these sounds preceded, followed, or surrounded by one or more consonants.
Application of syllables 音节的应用
There are four kinds of syllables: open syllables, closed syllables, -r syllables and –re syllables.
Open syllables: A syllable ending in a vowel. eg. name, go, use
Closed syllable: A syllable ending in a consonant. eg. tub, not, cap
-r syllable: A stressed posed of a vowel and –r eg. fur, thirty, her
-re syllable: A stressed posed of a vowel and –re eg. tire, sure, before
Practice 练****br/>Read the following words by oneself and then in pairs, paying attention each word’s pronunciation in different syllable.
time type home new huge hot pet met let
term nursery or party cure pure more fire
Stressed Syllables and Unstressed Syllables
What does Stress in Speech mean?
In speech, stress may be defined as the degree of intensity or loudness placed on a sound; the amount of force one puts on a syllable or a word to give it importance.
What is Word Stress?
A word stress means a prominent/stressed/strong syllable within a word.
word
pattern
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Stressed Syllables & Unstressed Syllables
Stressed syllables are strong syllables.
Unstressed syllables are weak syllables.
Stressed syllables:
are long
have a pitch change
have full vowel sounds.
Unstressed syllables:
are short
often have a reduced vowel sound.
Three degrees of stress
Primary stress: strong emphasis
Secondary stress: less strong emphasis
Zero stress: no emphasis
Eg: timetable operation