《英语语音》课程PPT教学课件（英文版）Unit 8 Word Stress & Sentence Stress

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