stress shift 3
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"double ¬decker
" Double- decker " buses are " typically ¬ British.
I " love double- ¬ deckers
STRESS SHIFT
STRESS SHIFT
SYLLABLE
– PRIMARY STRESS PITCH CONTRASTINITIATOR
– SECONDARY STRESS LESS LIKELY TO BE
PITCH CONTRAST INITIATOR
STRESS SHIFT
DEFINITION:
A secondary stress syllable may take the role of a pitch contrast initiator when the rhythmic pressure of the context ( i.e. the neighbouring prominences) causes the redistribution of stresses.
STRESS SHIFT
IT AFFECTS BOTH
SIMPLE WORDS COMPOUND WORDS
STRESS SHIFT
CITATION FORM:
" second - ¬hand
ATTRIBUTIVE FUNCTION:
I’m " talking about " second-hand ¬ furniture.
PREDICATIVE FUNCTION:
The " books were " bought second- ¬ hand.
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