Stress and Rhythm

Pablo Vargas
Stress
Native Speakers make certain syllabels and
words
LOUDER / LONGER / HIGHER IN PITCH
Emphasize a sound Focus on
Mixing Stressing and de-stressing
De-stressing
More relaxed / weaker

Stress and de-stress
Content words:
Verbs / Nouns / adjectives / adverbs / negatives /
wh-words

Function words
Articles / Conjuctions / pronouns / prepositions
Examples
Engineer en g NEER
English -gl

It doesnt say
We might go to the circus
Its incredibly fast
Well, she worked hard


Rhythm
Its based on the contrast of stressed and
unstressed syllables

Its the musicality of English (ups and downs) , the
connected speech and the linking of words. (HOW
WE SAY SENTENCES)

Examples
You can either WALK or take the SUBway.

You can either DRIVE or take a BUS.

I should be BACK no later than THREE.

My BROther and I used to FIGHT all the time.

Im so HUNgry I could eat a HORSE.

The HUman BOdy is MADE to MOVE and it WORKS
BEST when it GETS REgular EXcercise.

References
http://ce.etweb.fju.edu.tw/self_learning/stud
y/advanced_pronunciation/advanced_pronun
ciation_u5.htm

http://www.elementalenglish.com/rhythm-in-
speech/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbcEiFT
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