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II Stressin English Language 6. msTEriftl
7. phtLOsephy
8. inDIgenffifs
9. CHALlenge 10. deFIcient
11. exPLIcit
12. inCORperate
• A multi-syllable word has a prominent syllable. This is called a stressed syllable.
• Stressed syllable is longer in duration, higher in pitch and louder in volume.
• Duration is the primary attribute to the prominence of a syl- lable.
• Usually 2 syllable nouns (90%+) have the stress on the first syllable. 2 syllable verbs (60%+) have the stress on the sec- ond.
• Except for the compounds, stressed syllables in words with more than 2 syllables never stand next to each other (Stressed syllables and weak. syllables alternate).
When a word has more than one syllable, one is more prominent than the others. When this happens, we say that the syllable has a stress or that it is stressed. In the following examples, stressed syllables are expressed with italics.
word tea.cher beau.ti.ful un.der .stand con.ti.nue
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