2018-04-24 Pronunciation: 2-syllable and phrasal verbs

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Most two-syllable verbs have stress on the second syllable.
convert, produce, record, refer, decide
(There are many exceptions, like with everything: carry, open, hurry, travel, prospect)
Handout p. 44 - This points out that the rule is especially for verbs with a prefix.
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exercise 7A - Use the prefixes and roots to make three more words in each column.
con: convert, contain, conceive, conclude, (concord - noun), (conduce - rare), confine, (comport - changes to ‘m’ spelling before ‘p’), consent, conserve, consume, contend, (convent - noun)
de: deceive, deport, defend, define, deserve, deduce, detain
pre: preserve, prevent, present, pretend, predict, presume
re: record, receive, reserve, reduce, report, refine, resent, resume, retain, revert, respect
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There are many noun/verb pairs that have the same spelling but a different stress pattern:
convert, confines, desert, record, research, conflict, produce, permit, present
	(If there is an adjective with the same spelling, it probably has the noun pronunciation.)
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The same pattern exists with phrasal verbs that can also be nouns, but they’re written together in that case:
He will drop out of school. He will become a dropout.
	(Note: the unstressed syllable in both cases still gets the complete vowel, like in a compound noun.)
The plane will take off in 20 minutes. Takeoff is in 20 minutes.
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p. 45-46 exercise 8A - Say one word or the other, and your partner will say a sentence with that word. Then switch roles.
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demand - Especially in the first syllable, pronouncing the letter ‘e’ as /i/ or as /ə/ (or as something in between those two) doesn’t make a difference and may not even be noticed in most cases.
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Tomorrow: numbers and initialisms