Alex.Rosellini
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- Dec 9, 2019
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- French
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- France
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Hello,
I am currently working on a final of English phonetic for my second year in college, and find myself curious about a particular point. The teacher wrote:
• If the final syllable is strong, then it’s stressed: – apply /ə’plaɪ/ adore /ə’dɔː/ : weak + strong (VV) – a1ract /ə’trækt/ assist /ə’sɪst/: weak + strong (VCC) – rotate /rəʊ’teɪt/ maintain /meɪn’teɪn/: strong + strong (VVC)
I had always been under the impression that a strong syllable would be stressed under any circumstances, so it seemed rather obvious, but then he wrote
• A final strong syllable does not necessarily attract stress unless the penult is weak:
Which lost me on how strong and weak syllables work in the first place. Some help would be appreciated;
thank you in advance.
I am currently working on a final of English phonetic for my second year in college, and find myself curious about a particular point. The teacher wrote:
• If the final syllable is strong, then it’s stressed: – apply /ə’plaɪ/ adore /ə’dɔː/ : weak + strong (VV) – a1ract /ə’trækt/ assist /ə’sɪst/: weak + strong (VCC) – rotate /rəʊ’teɪt/ maintain /meɪn’teɪn/: strong + strong (VVC)
I had always been under the impression that a strong syllable would be stressed under any circumstances, so it seemed rather obvious, but then he wrote
• A final strong syllable does not necessarily attract stress unless the penult is weak:
Which lost me on how strong and weak syllables work in the first place. Some help would be appreciated;
thank you in advance.