Sentence stress - movie names

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Hi,The bold words in the following movie names represent stressed words. Do native speakers stress these words when saying these names?1. Once Upon a Time in the West2. Raiders of the Lost 3. Saving Private Ryan4. Spirited Away5. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind6. Mars needs moms7. Journey to the center of the earth8. Little Women9. No Country for Old Men10. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking BarrelsThanks,MG.

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

1. 'Once Upon a 'Time in the 'West
2. 'Raiders of the 'Lost 'Ark
3. 'Saving 'Private 'Ryan
4. 'Spirited A'way
5. Eternal 'Sunshine of the 'Spotless 'Mind
6. 'Mars needs 'moms
7. 'Journey to the 'center of the 'earth
8. 'Little 'Women
9. 'No Country for 'Old 'Men
10. 'Lock, 'Stock and 'Two Smoking 'Barrels

Musicgold · Answer

Thanks MM.

I am assuming that because these are titles one might stress words which they might not stress if these words were part of a sentence. For example,

Mister Micawber2. 'Raiders of the 'Lost 'Ark

If there was a sentence, say 'The king ordered to arrest the raiders of the Lost Ark', would you still stress both Lost and Ark?

I am not very clear about stress when there is an adjective before a noun.

Mister Micawber · Answer

I would. It has taken on the qualities of a proper name. Cf:

Three of our ships have now arrived, but we're still looking for the 'lost ship.

Musicgold · Answer

Thanks MM.

CalifJim · Answer

MusicgoldI am not very clear about stress when there is an adjective before a noun.

Both the adjective and the noun are stressed, but there are two stress patterns:

1. The neutral pattern. Here the noun gets a little more stress than the adjective.

He has a 'big 'car.

2. The contrastive pattern. Here the adjective gets a little more stress than the noun.

He used to have a 'big 'car, but now he has a 'small 'car.
_________

Generally you would use the neutral stress pattern in movie titles.

CJ

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