2018-01-31 Pronunciation: contrastive stress

Greg Malivuk
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Homework: p. 84 exercise 5A
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Without other context, “It’s a Chinese cookbook,” would have stress on the first syllable of “Chinese”.
(In the same way, 1990 has stress on the “nine” of “nineteen”.)
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p. 85 exercise 6A - With your partner, underline the (expected) focus word in each thought group, then practice saying the sentences.
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Phrasal verbs generally have stress on the last word: turn off, cut back, give away
The nouns that come from them have stress on the first word: turnoff, cutback, giveaway
Compound nouns (and fixed adjective+noun words) have stress on the first word:
	bookstore, backpack, greenhouse, Whitehouse, black bear, English class
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Contrastive Stress - We sometimes change the focus word to highlight contrasting information.
I wanted two cheeseburgers. = I wanted them, not someone else.
I wanted two cheeseburgers. = I wanted two, not another number.
I wanted two cheeseburgers. = I wanted cheeseburgers, not hamburgers.
I wanted two cheeseburgers. = I wanted cheeseburgers, not cheese sandwiches.
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p. 86 exercise 7A - Which words should be stressed in each thought group? Practice saying the sentences.