What is meant by word Stress in English? Explain with substantial examples.

Practical Phonology IV -

1. a) What is meant by word Stress in English? Explain with substantial examples.

b) Explain the following with at least 2 examples.

1. Stress on the first syllable.

2. Stress on the last syllable.

3. Stress on the penultimate syllable.

4. Stress on the anti-penultimate syllable.

5. Stress on the compound words.

2. a) What do you mean by content words and structure words in English? Categorize them into two tables with at least one example.

b) How do those two types of categories function in sentence stress? Illustrate with five examples.

3. a) By changing intonation patterns, one can change the meaning of an utterance. Do you agree? Justify your answer.

b) What are the different intonation patterns in English? Illustrate them with examples.

4. a) Is connected speech necessary to do a good communication? Justify your answer with examples.

b) Write short notes on ;

1. Intrusion.

2. Elision.

3. Linking.

5. a) State whether the following sentences have rising/falling intonation patterns. Mark them.

1. Who is she?

2. You`re going aren`t you?

3. That`s so nice of you?

4. Do you like him?

5. What`s your name?

6. Is it your bag?

7. How old are you?

8. Why did you do it?

9. Can you sing John?

10. What province do you live in?