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Mr. Tom Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Intonation and stress
Hi
My knowledge of "stress" in (spoken) English is ZERO. I often hear native speakers talk about stess and intonation.
...and while I was typing the question, I realized that the topic might be too vast to be discussed here on the forum. But, could you please give me a couple of examples where different people put different stresses (I hope I'm wording it correctly) on one sentence?
Also, are you aware of any websites or discussions or sources which can help me improve my knowledge of the said words
Many thanks,
Tom
My knowledge of "stress" in (spoken) English is ZERO. I often hear native speakers talk about stess and intonation.
...and while I was typing the question, I realized that the topic might be too vast to be discussed here on the forum. But, could you please give me a couple of examples where different people put different stresses (I hope I'm wording it correctly) on one sentence?
Also, are you aware of any websites or discussions or sources which can help me improve my knowledge of the said words
Many thanks,
Tom
Top answer
I'm not the best person to help you here although I think that can & can't are good examples. Can has a weak unstressed vowel sound. (Schwa) just a very week a.
- I'm not the best person to help you here although I think that can & can't are good examples.
- Can has a weak unstressed vowel sound.
- (Schwa) just a very week a.
- Can't has a strong vowel sound of ar.
- The tone of voice is higher also all of which highlights the word as a negative.
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I'm not the best person to help you here although I think that can & can't are good examples.
Can has a weak unstressed vowel sound. (Schwa) just a very week a.
Can't has a strong vowel sound of ar. The tone of voice is higher also all of which highlights the word as a negative. (BrE pronunciation)
Words that are important are stressed and higher pitched, louder and
Can has a weak unstressed vowel sound. (Schwa) just a very week a.
Can't has a strong vowel sound of ar. The tone of voice is higher also all of which highlights the word as a negative. (BrE pronunciation)
Words that are important are stressed and higher pitched, louder and
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Many thanks, Dave, for the detailed answer.
So, do you think that stress and intonation can be learned from the books and websites? Or one has to be among native speakers to understand it correctly?
Tom
PS: By the way, what's intonation?
So, do you think that stress and intonation can be learned from the books and websites? Or one has to be among native speakers to understand it correctly?
Tom
PS: By the way, what's intonation?
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