Complex word stress

Chapter 11
Diphthongs
/ i∂ /
Beard weird
/ e∂ /
Aired scares
/u∂ /
Moored tour
/ ei /
Face trace
Other diphthongs
/ai /
Time nice
/ Di /
Voice void
/ ∂u/
Most home
/au/
Loud house
Polysyllabic vs. monosyllabic
 Polysyllabic
words: words of
more then one syllable

 Monosyllabic words: words of

one syllable
Complex words are of two major
types:
affixed words : prefixed and
 1.

suffixed words

 2. compound words
Affixes have 3 effects on word stress:
1. The affix itself receives the primary stress
e.g. Semi + circle = /’semis3:k∂l/

2. The word is stressed as if the affix is not

there
e.g. Un + pleasant = /Λn’plez∂nt/

3. The stress remains on the stem not the affix

but is shifted to a different syllable
e.g. Magnet + ic = /’mægnet/ → /mæg’netik/
Listen to pronunciation
 1. suffixes carrying primary stress

 Suffixes that do not affect stress placement

 Suffixes that influence stress in he stem

Mark the stress
 Recognizable
 /recog’naiz∂bl/
 Confirmation
 /Kdnfer’mei∫∂n/
 Defective
 /de’fektiv/
 Javanese
 /Ʒva’ni:z/
 Sugarless
 /’∫ug∂rles/