Extrait the Solution to English Word Stress
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T H E SO L U T IO N T O
E N G L I S H
W O R S T R E S S
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B ekim B E JT A
TH SOLUTION TO
N LISH
W O R D - S T R E S S
L Harmattan
5 - 7, r u e d e l c o le - Po ly te c hn iq u e
7 5 00 5 P a ri s
F R A N C E
L H arm attan H on grie L H arm attan Italia
H argita u . 3 V ia B ava, 3 7
1026 B udapest 1021 4 T orino
H O N G R IE IT A L lE
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cg L H arm attan , 2 00 3
IS B N : 2 -7 47 5-4 77 5-2
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A ll praise is due to A llah,
the L ight of the heavens and the earth,
H e W ho taught the use of the pen,
taught m an w hat he knew not.
L ouange A llah,
la L um ire des cieux et de la terre,
qui a enseign par la plum e
a enseign l hom m e ce qu il ne savait pas.
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PREF E
In general, studies of E nglish w ord-stress propose num erous rules
that essentially indicate position of stress according to the suffix.
H ow ever, these studies are unable to explain the reason w hy
som e endings im pose penultim ate stress w hereas others im pose
antepenultim ate stress or even as far as four syllables back).
T he present w ork is an attem pt to explain E nglish w ord-stress
through tw o w ord-stress types w hich are confirm ed and
exem plified by nearly exhaustive lists. It is aim ed prim arily at
applying these w ord-stress types to a large corpus of exam ples, in
an approach w hich is com pletely different from those in previous
books.
T he theoretical aspect of w ord-stress in E nglish is not presented
in this book since m any w orks have already been devoted to
theoretical analysis of E nglish w ord-stress. B esides, the present
w ork tends to show that w ord-stress in E nglish displays rigorous
logic w hich can be sim ply form ulated in concrete term s. T his
study is based on tens of thousands of w ords; m oreover, it has
required at the sam e tim e the exploration of different linguistic
levels and analysis of a considerable num ber of languages
bey ond stu dy in g w ord -stress in E nglish ).
T he aim of this w ork is to offer the specialist, the professor of
E nglish and the E nglish-speaker, the answ er to unsolved
questions concerning w ord-stress in E nglish. It can also be of
practical use to students since know ledge of the stress system
m akes proper pronunciation of an E nglish w ord easier.
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W O R D - S T R E S S
W ord-stress m eans that one syllable is accentu ated w ithin a w ord m ain
stress [I] ; seco nd ary stress [I])
W ord-stress in E nglish
T here are tw o m ain types of w ord-stress in E nglish. B oth of them are based
o n L atin stress.
Position of the stress in L atin
L ong vow el i, , etc.) ; short vow el a, e, etc.).
In L atin , stress falls o n th e p en ultim ate o r an tep en ultim ate sy llab le.
S tress falls o n th e p en ultim ate sy llab le:
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if it contain s a long vow el, e.g.
apparens decorum
panaca
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if it co ntain s a dip hth on g, e.g.
alaud a th esaurus
althaea
- if it contains a vow el follow ed by a double co nsonant or any group of
conso nants oth er than those consisting of plosive + r or I, e.g.
agenda arm illa m om entum
S tre ss fa lls o n th e a nte pe nu ltim a te sy lla ble :
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if the penultim ate syllable con tains a short v ow el follow ed by a single
conso nant or by on e of th e grou ps consisting o f plo sive + r or I), e.g.
aglntas legans tenebras
- if the penultim ate syllable contains a short v ow el one ending its ow n
sy llab le), fo llo wed b y an oth er sh ort v ow el, e.g .
im p erIum m aterIa fO vea
D isy llab ic w ord s are alw ay s stressed o n th e fIrst sy llab le.
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