英语语音PPT9-1._Stress_and_rhythm.pptVIP

Unit 22Stress and Rhythm(重读和节奏);When English speakers are speaking, they usually: make some parts of words stronger and clearer than other parts (word stress) join parts of the words together (sound linking) arrange words into groups and join them together (pauses and word groups) make some words stronger and clearer than other words (sentence stress). ;Every language in the world has its own rhythmic patterns. There are two types of rhythm in the world’s languages: Stress-timing （重音定时节奏） and syllable-timing （音节定时节奏） Stress-timing： Equal intervals between stressed syllables (重读音节之间使用一样的时间间隔) Prototypical languages: English, Dutch, German Syllable-timing： Equal syllable durations （每个音节使用一样的时间长度） Prototypical languages: French, Spanish All languages of the world are said to fall into one group or the other;Rhythm in English speech is based on stress (英语的节奏基于重读，或者节奏以重读音节为节奏单位);Example One: clap you hands in time to the stress as you read the sentences。读以下句子的时候，请随着重读音节拍手. Note: the stressed syllables follow each other at roughly equal intervals of time ;Rhythm in English speech is based on stress (英语的节奏基于重读，或者节奏以重读音节为节奏单位); Fig. 1: Chinese Putonghua on the rhythmic scale in relation to French, Spanish and English Syllable-timed Stress-timed French Putonghua Spanish English ;Please read the sentence aloud: Who’s coming to the birthday party?; Who’s coming to the birthday par- ty? By a non-native speaker of English.;Syllables;Rhythm Unit;Four chief features of a rhythm unit:;4. In a rhythm unit, unstressed syllables are quite short before the stressed syllable, and relatively long after the stress. E.g.: It was a cold/ December/ morning. “It was a” and “De” are quite short. But “-ber” and “-ning” are fairly long. ;英语话语的