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Stress
what is stress
in any word
one syllable receives
more emphasis
than the others
em phasis
der dede
this is stress
or accento tonico in Italian
the level of your voice changes
Italian
der de de
de
often vowels change too
Italian
Italy
ɪtæliən
ɪtəli
often the vowel
changes too
ɪtæliən
ɪtəli
BUT not always
ɪtæliən
ɪtəli
stress marks
in your dictionary
primary
stress
mark
streɪ
before the
stressed
syllable
secondary
stress
mark
in this presentation
administration
administration
administration
administration
de de de DER de
NB no
secondary
stress mark
administration
ə ɪ ɪ ə
eɪ
administration
examples
1 syllable
in one-syllable words
that syllable is stressed
in one-syllable words
that syllable is stressed
DUH!
word
teach
port
2 syllables
one stressed
one unstressed
one stressed
one unstressed
DUH!
one stressed
one unstressed
DUH de
wordy
teaching
porter
it’s usually
the first syllable
that is stressed
but sometimes
the second syllable
is stressed
report
some common words that
stress the second syllable
towards annul revenge allow
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