Am I stressing correct words ? March 19

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Hi,The bold words in the following text represent stressed word. I trying to figure the words a native speaker will stress while reading this text. Am I stressing the correct words?Rapunzel was a beautiful child who grew into an even more beautiful young woman. For a time, the witch took good care of her. But when Rapunzel turned 16, she locked her in a room at the top of a tower. When the witch wanted to speak to Rapunzel, she shouted, Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair.Thanks,MG.

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

It is better to indicate stressed syllables. I have indicated both the stress within stressed words (') and the overall sentences stresses (''):

Ra'punzel was a 'beautiful child who grew into an 'even more 'beautiful young ''woman. For a 'time, the witch took good ''care of her. But when Ra'punzel turned six'teen, she 'locked her in a 'room at the 'top of a ''tower. When the witch wanted to 'speak to Rapunzel, she shouted, Ra'punzel, Ra'punzel, 'let down your ''hair.

Anonymous · Answer

Thanks MM.

I thought there were two types of stress, the syllable and the word stess. The syllable stress deals at the individual word level and the word stess applies to a whole sentence ( content words vs. function words). I did read about rising and falling intonation patterns but I am not sure how they combine with the word stress rules. I read a couple of articles but they either explain the word stress or intonation patterns.
For example, consider this sentence: For a 'time, the witch took good''care of her.
Now as per intonation pattern rules, 'her' should be stressed (high and low stress) as it is the last word in that sentence. But you have not stressed it.

Mister Micawber · Answer

Stress in speech patterns is not just an on-off kind of thing, as you know. As for 'her', pronouns almost never receive stress in any position, for an obvious reason: they refer to someone/thing already mentioned.

Musicgold · Answer

Thanks MM.

CalifJim · Answer

AnonymousNow as per intonation pattern rules, 'her' should be stressed (high and low stress) as it is the last word in that sentence.

Hmm. I don't think you can take those "intonation pattern rules" so seriously. As you have just found out, there are exceptions to that "last word" rule.

CJ

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