The apprentice
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Dear teachers and members:
I would like to know if the primary and secondary stress are correct in the sentence that follows:
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, BEYOND THE HEADLINES, EVERY CITY HAS A DARK SIDE.
/bɪˈhaɪnd ˈkləʊzd dɔːz/, /bɪˈjɒnd ðə ˈhɛdˌlaɪnz/, /ˈɛvrɪ ˈsɪtɪ hæz ə ˈdɑːk saɪd/
In the above sentence every word has its phonetics transcription individually, so in the following fonetics transcription I linked the sounds according to my concept.
/bɪˈhaɪnd ˈkləʊzˌdɔːz, bɪˈjɒnd ðəˈhɛdˌlaɪnz, ˈɛvrɪˌsɪtɪ ˈhæzəˈdɑːkˌsaɪd/
My OBSERVATIONS:
1) An adjectives must be pronounced along with the noun which modifies, putting the primary stress in the adjective and the secondary one in the noun, as in:
Closed doors, every city and dark side.
2) A noun and a preposition must be pronounced without any modification in its stress, unless the preposition is acting as a function word.
3) I find that some stress changes from a primary to a secondary one, and vice versa
/ˈɛvrɪ ˈsɪtɪ/ changed into /ˈɛvrɪˌsɪtɪ/
QUESTIONS:
a) Are there three thought groups in this sentence?
1) /behind closed doors/;
2) /beyond the headlines/;
3) /every city has a dark side/
b) Must all thought groups sounds be pronounced as one sound?
1) /behind closed doors/ : /bɪˈhaɪndˈkləʊzˌdɔːz/
2) /beyond the headlines/ : /bɪˈjɒndðəˈhɛdˌlaɪnz/
3) /every city has a dark side/ : /ˈɛvrɪˌsɪtɪˈhæzəˈdɑːkˌsaɪdˈdɑːkˌsaɪd/
c) Is there a glottal stop between the linking sound of the phoneme /K/ and /S/ in DARK SIDE?
/ˈdɑːk?ˌsaɪd/
I ask for your assistance and help in this matter.
I would like to know if the primary and secondary stress are correct in the sentence that follows:
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, BEYOND THE HEADLINES, EVERY CITY HAS A DARK SIDE.
/bɪˈhaɪnd ˈkləʊzd dɔːz/, /bɪˈjɒnd ðə ˈhɛdˌlaɪnz/, /ˈɛvrɪ ˈsɪtɪ hæz ə ˈdɑːk saɪd/
In the above sentence every word has its phonetics transcription individually, so in the following fonetics transcription I linked the sounds according to my concept.
/bɪˈhaɪnd ˈkləʊzˌdɔːz, bɪˈjɒnd ðəˈhɛdˌlaɪnz, ˈɛvrɪˌsɪtɪ ˈhæzəˈdɑːkˌsaɪd/
My OBSERVATIONS:
1) An adjectives must be pronounced along with the noun which modifies, putting the primary stress in the adjective and the secondary one in the noun, as in:
Closed doors, every city and dark side.
2) A noun and a preposition must be pronounced without any modification in its stress, unless the preposition is acting as a function word.
3) I find that some stress changes from a primary to a secondary one, and vice versa
/ˈɛvrɪ ˈsɪtɪ/ changed into /ˈɛvrɪˌsɪtɪ/
QUESTIONS:
a) Are there three thought groups in this sentence?
1) /behind closed doors/;
2) /beyond the headlines/;
3) /every city has a dark side/
b) Must all thought groups sounds be pronounced as one sound?
1) /behind closed doors/ : /bɪˈhaɪndˈkləʊzˌdɔːz/
2) /beyond the headlines/ : /bɪˈjɒndðəˈhɛdˌlaɪnz/
3) /every city has a dark side/ : /ˈɛvrɪˌsɪtɪˈhæzəˈdɑːkˌsaɪdˈdɑːkˌsaɪd/
c) Is there a glottal stop between the linking sound of the phoneme /K/ and /S/ in DARK SIDE?
/ˈdɑːk?ˌsaɪd/
I ask for your assistance and help in this matter.
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