Verona_82
Senior Member
- Joined
- Oct 15, 2010
- Member Type
- Other
- Native Language
- Russian
- Home Country
- Russian Federation
- Current Location
- Ukraine
Hello,
I'm really curious about the stress pattern in cardinal numerals from 13 to 19. My (old Soviet) book says the numerals have double stress - the first one on the root, the second one on the -teen suffix, the stresses being of the same intensity. However, all dictionary entries show that the primary stress falls on the suffix.
In addition, my source states that such a numeral, when used in a sentence or a phrase, undergoes a stress shift depending on what words surround it.
The book gives the following examples:
bus number fifteen
fifteen apples
What do you think about it? I'd be interested to find out what the stress pattern really is.
I'm really curious about the stress pattern in cardinal numerals from 13 to 19. My (old Soviet) book says the numerals have double stress - the first one on the root, the second one on the -teen suffix, the stresses being of the same intensity. However, all dictionary entries show that the primary stress falls on the suffix.
In addition, my source states that such a numeral, when used in a sentence or a phrase, undergoes a stress shift depending on what words surround it.
The book gives the following examples:
bus number fifteen
fifteen apples
What do you think about it? I'd be interested to find out what the stress pattern really is.