Characteristics of prominence In order to be prominent, it
can have just one element.
Pitch Main cue to accent and depends upon pitch change and
pitch height.
Every word has pitch.
Muscular tension + range of vibration.
From high to low or from low to high.
Quality Shape of the articulators
Quantity Duration of the vowels
Time it takes for us to hear the sound
Speed of delivery
If you change the quality, you change the sound. If you change the
quantity, you only change the duration of the vowels.
Long vowels and diphthongs are more prominent than short vowels.
/ // // / least prominent weak vowels.
/ // // / full / strong vowels
/ / + /l/ /n/ /r/ syllabic consonants reduced / weak vowels.
Stress Greater muscular energy and breath force.
Hears something louder.
What does a word need to contain in order to have:
Pitch Pitch movement
Quality Strong vowel or a diphthong
Quantity Long vowel, diphthong and / or consonant
Lack of prominence It does not have any element of prominence
Stress Loud sound. syllables
All prefixes have stress
, Pitch movement Upwards
Downwards
Fall rise
Accent Syllable accented when is a started of
pitch movement.
An accented syllable has a change in pitch.
Types of accent
Primary Starter of pitch movement
Secondary Previous accent of the pitch movement
Unaccented Non-prominent syllable
Inherent prominence Syllables with prominence due to
quality or quantity
Placement of accent You must consider
If a word is morphological simple or complex.
Grammatical category.
Number of syllable.
Phonological structure weak or strong syllable
Short vowel Long vowel / diphthong
Short vowel + 1 consonant Short vowel + 2 consonants
Simple words - 2 syllable words
Verb final syllable, strong syllable = this syllable is accented
Adjective final syllable, strong syllable = this syllable is accented
Noun final syllable, strong syllable = this syllable is accented
Simple words - 3 syllable words
Last syllable, weak syllable = stress on preceding syllable
Verbs Last syllable, strong syllable = that syllable is stressed
Final syllable or / / = this syllable is unstressed
Penultimate syllable, strong syllable = penultimate syllable
Nouns stressed
Final syllable, penultimate syllable weak = first syllable stressed
Finale syllable, strong syllable = first syllable stressed
Adjective
Final syllable, weak or / / = this syllable is unstressed
Penultimate syllable, strong syllable = this syllable stressed
Final syllable / penultimate syllable, weak syllable = first
syllable is stressed
Final syllable, strong syllable =first syllable stressed
can have just one element.
Pitch Main cue to accent and depends upon pitch change and
pitch height.
Every word has pitch.
Muscular tension + range of vibration.
From high to low or from low to high.
Quality Shape of the articulators
Quantity Duration of the vowels
Time it takes for us to hear the sound
Speed of delivery
If you change the quality, you change the sound. If you change the
quantity, you only change the duration of the vowels.
Long vowels and diphthongs are more prominent than short vowels.
/ // // / least prominent weak vowels.
/ // // / full / strong vowels
/ / + /l/ /n/ /r/ syllabic consonants reduced / weak vowels.
Stress Greater muscular energy and breath force.
Hears something louder.
What does a word need to contain in order to have:
Pitch Pitch movement
Quality Strong vowel or a diphthong
Quantity Long vowel, diphthong and / or consonant
Lack of prominence It does not have any element of prominence
Stress Loud sound. syllables
All prefixes have stress
, Pitch movement Upwards
Downwards
Fall rise
Accent Syllable accented when is a started of
pitch movement.
An accented syllable has a change in pitch.
Types of accent
Primary Starter of pitch movement
Secondary Previous accent of the pitch movement
Unaccented Non-prominent syllable
Inherent prominence Syllables with prominence due to
quality or quantity
Placement of accent You must consider
If a word is morphological simple or complex.
Grammatical category.
Number of syllable.
Phonological structure weak or strong syllable
Short vowel Long vowel / diphthong
Short vowel + 1 consonant Short vowel + 2 consonants
Simple words - 2 syllable words
Verb final syllable, strong syllable = this syllable is accented
Adjective final syllable, strong syllable = this syllable is accented
Noun final syllable, strong syllable = this syllable is accented
Simple words - 3 syllable words
Last syllable, weak syllable = stress on preceding syllable
Verbs Last syllable, strong syllable = that syllable is stressed
Final syllable or / / = this syllable is unstressed
Penultimate syllable, strong syllable = penultimate syllable
Nouns stressed
Final syllable, penultimate syllable weak = first syllable stressed
Finale syllable, strong syllable = first syllable stressed
Adjective
Final syllable, weak or / / = this syllable is unstressed
Penultimate syllable, strong syllable = this syllable stressed
Final syllable / penultimate syllable, weak syllable = first
syllable is stressed
Final syllable, strong syllable =first syllable stressed
