Syllable Stress & Unstress
Download or Read eBook Syllable Stress & Unstress PDF written by Howard B. Woods and published by Language Training Program Branch, Public Service Commission of Canada. This book was released on 1987 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Howard B. Woods |
| Publisher | : Language Training Program Branch, Public Service Commission of Canada |
| Total Pages | : 60 |
| Release | : 1987 |
| ISBN-10 | : UIUC:30112052547855 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Syllable Stress & Unstress by : Howard B. Woods
Book excerpt: Booklet aims to help the student become aware of the phenomena, principles and problems of stress and unstress in polysyllabic words in English. Examines native stress patterns through stressed base syllables words with either unstressed prefixes or following unstressed syllables. Also details foreign stress patterns, with categories of words whose stress is immediately before selected suffixes, or two syllables before selected suffixes, or where the stress is on the suffix, and other patterns. Includes a capsule history of English language influences.
