EnglishPronunciationforCommunicationAPracticalCourse.pptVIP

The Learning of Rhythmic structure in English Utterances I. Stressed-Timed Rhythm syllable-timed languages : stress-timed languages An ideal realization from which ‘performance factors are absent. The rhythm is both regular and irregular; the regularity is provided by the strong beat at the beginning of each foot, and the irregularity by the unequal distribution of time within the foot. II. Rhythm and Vowel Reduction English rhythm: A pattern in which long syllables alternate with short ones. III. The Distribution of English Stresses 1. Form words are typically unstressed. 2