TKT Preparation Course

Unit 3. Phonology

T. César Cárdenas / March 2021.

What is phonology?
 What is phonology?
Phonology is the study of the sound features
used in a language to communicate
meaning. In English these features include
phonemes, word stress, sentence
stress and intonation.
 Word Stress

DE-sert de-SERT
 Which 3-syllable word has a different
stress pattern from the others?

POTATO COMPUTER

PARAGRAPH PROFESSOR
Sentence Stress
Sentence Stress
Connected Speech
 Emphasis based on the function
“School’s just finished”
with anger to empasise “JUST”
as a fact with happiness
With Surprise as a question