●Back∨ owes low back unrounded vowel low. back rounded vowel mid-low. back rounded vowel lower high, back, rounded vowel u high back rounded vowel lower mid back unrounded vowel
• Back Vowels • / :/ low, back, unrounded vowel • / / low, back, rounded vowel • / :/ mid-low, back, rounded vowel • /u/ lower high, back, rounded vowel • /u:/ high, back, rounded vowel • / / lower mid, back, unrounded vowel
Unit 8: Word stress English is a stress timed language The English language is often referred to as stress-timed. Stress in a spoken sentence occurs at regular intervals and the time to say something depends on the number of stressed syllables rather than the number of syllables itself. 1234 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 1 and a 2 and a 3 and a 4 1 and then a 2 and then a 3 and then a 4
Unit 8: Word Stress • English is a stress timed language The English language is often referred to as stress-timed. Stress in a spoken sentence occurs at regular intervals and the time to say something depends on the number of stressed syllables rather than the number of syllables itself. • 1 2 3 4 • 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 • 1 and a 2 and a 3 and a 4 • 1 and then a 2 and then a 3 and then a 4