Complex word stress

Complex word stress

Chapter 11

Diphthongs

/ i∂ /

Beard weird

/ e∂ /

Aired scares

/u∂ /

Moored tour

/ ei /

Face trace

Other diphthongs

/ai /

Time nice

/ Di /

Voice void

/ ∂u/

Most home

/au/

Loud house

Polysyllabic vs. monosyllabic

• Polysyllabic words: words of more then one syllable
• Monosyllabic words: words of one syllable

Complex words are of two major types:

• 1. affixed words : prefixed and suffixed words
• 2. compound words

Affixes have 3 effects on word stress:

1. The affix itself receives the primary stress

e.g. Semi + circle = /’semis3:k∂l/

2. The word is stressed as if the affix is not there

e.g. Un + pleasant = /Λn’plez∂nt/

3. The stress remains on the stem not the affix but is shifted to a different syllable

e.g. Magnet + ic = /’mægnet/ → /mæg’netik/

Listen to pronunciation

• 1. suffixes carrying primary stress
• Suffixes that do not affect stress placement
• Suffixes that influence stress in he stem

Mark the stress

• Recognizable
• /recog’naiz∂bl/
• Confirmation
• /Kdnfer’mei∫∂n/
• Defective
• /de’fektiv/
• Javanese
• /Ʒva’ni:z/
• Sugarless
• /’∫ug∂rles/