怎样掌握英语的重读.pptVIP

Syllable Stressed Syllable What is a syllable? A word part and the basic unit of English rhythm What is a stressed syllable? ba NAAAA na Syllable 1 Syllable 2 Syllable 3 (short) (long) (short) 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. Strong and weak syllables The vowel in a weak syllable tends to be shorter, of lower intensity and different in quality. ‘father’: the second syllable is shorter than the first, is less loud and has a vowel that cannot occur in strong syllables. ‘bottle’: the weak second syllable contains no vowel at all, but consists entirely of the consonant /l/. We call this a syllabic consonant. Different types of weak syllables The schwa非重读元音 a -- attend, character, barracks, again, ballad, necklace, workaday, workable, elephant ar -- particular, molar, monarchy ate -- intimate, accurate, desolate o -- tomorrow, potato, carrot or -- forget, ambassador, opportunity e -- settlement, violet, postmen er --perhaps, stronger, superman u -- autumn, support, halibut ough -- thorough, borough ous -- gracious, callous 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 A word stress means a prominent syllable How to pronounce word stress? When a syllable is stressed, it is pronounced longer in duration higher i