语流(II) connected speech.pptVIP

Chapter SevenConnected Speech II 语流 II Syllables, Stressed Syllables Unstressed Syllables 音节、重读音节和非重读音节 Syllables Syllables are the basic units of English words, one word has one or more syllables. One vowel composes one syllable, one vowel plus one or more consonants also composes one syllable. A vowel is pronounced longer and louder than a consonant within one syllable. Stress In a disyllable or polysyllable word, there’s one vowel pronounced longer and louder than the other vowel(s), the syllable containing the long and loud vowel is called a Stressed Syllable. In some disyllable words, w