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oldfatfarang
Joined: 19 May 2005
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 Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 9:13 pm Post subject: Word Stress |
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I need help please. I'm interested in a CELTA course and haven't got a clue about word stress. I need to know how to find the main stressed syllable in these words: For example phOtograph, detErmine.
accountable, practicality, average, distinguished, indifferent, magnification, empathy, sympathise, engineering.
Thanks for any help. |
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kimchi_pizza
Joined: 24 Jul 2006
Location: "Get back on the bus! Here it comes!"
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| Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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Dictionary
ac-cOUN'-ta-ble, pRAC'-ti-CAL'-i-ty, etc.
Also, teach the students how to use dictionaries, not those electric jobies, to find word stress and practice. |
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poet13
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
Location: Just over there....throwing lemons.
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| Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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accOUNtable,
practiCALity,
AVerage,
distINGuished,
inDIFFerent,
magnifiCAtion,
EMpathy,
SYMpathise,
engiNEERing.
Geez I hope those are all right.... |
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oldfatfarang
Joined: 19 May 2005
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| Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks all. This isn't for the students - but for this CELTA challenged teacher. |
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Woland
Joined: 10 May 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 2:18 am Post subject: Re: Word Stress |
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| rainbowtrout wrote: |
I need help please. I'm interested in a CELTA course and haven't got a clue about word stress. I need to know how to find the main stressed syllable in these words: For example phOtograph, detErmine.
accountable, practicality, average, distinguished, indifferent, magnification, empathy, sympathise, engineering.
Thanks for any help. |
See chapters 5 and 6 of Celce-Murcia, M., Brinton, D. M., & Goodwin, J. M. (1996). Teaching pronunciation: A reference for teachers of English to speakers of other languages. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. It is the most thorough overview of North American English pronunciation and of pronunciation issues in general available. The CELTA people probably don't use it because of the focus on NA English, but the explanations here will serve your purpose and can be adapted to theirs.
Ch 5: Stress, rhythm and adjustments in connected speech
Ch 6: Prominence and intonation in discourse
Specifically you probably want the the subsection of chapter 5 from pp. 133-143 called, "Where the stress falls in a word," which goes over the factors that create predictable patterns to English stress in sub-groups of the lexicon.
Good luck with the CELTA! I hope this helps. |
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RobinH
Joined: 18 Feb 2006
Location: Mid-bulk transport, standard radeon accelerator core, class code 03-K64--Firefly.
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| Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 4:48 am Post subject: |
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| I second that recommendation, great book. |
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