二专英语语音unit

EnglishPronunciation&IntonationforCommunication

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Unit1BasicConcepts:Syllables,Stress&Rhythm

Unit1

Syllables,Stress&RhythmAsyllablecanbe:Avowelsoundalone:I

Avowelbeforeaconsonant:iceAvowelafteraconsonant:you,toAvowelbetweenconsonants:cute,toughI,ice,you,to,cute,tough1Syllable音节一般一个单词中有几个元音就有几个音节。如何划分音节一般单词中有几个元音就有几个音节。先找到元音，元音前面的辅音一般归属此元音所在音节。如果两个元音中间有1个辅音，则此辅音归属后面元音所在音节：

basic['beɪsɪk]about[ə'baʊt]

如果两个元音中间有2个辅音，则1个归前面的音节，1个归后面的音节：

concept['kɒnsept]

information[ɪnfə'meɪʃ(ə)n]

driveway['draɪvweɪ]如果两个元音中间有3个辅音，则中间的辅音既可归前面也可归后面：

language['læŋgwɪdʒ]

English['ɪŋɡlɪʃ]若存在辅音连缀，辅音连缀视作一个整体划分归属：

improve[ɪm'pruːv]

transport['trænspɔrt]词尾的辅音归最后一个音节：

sound[saʊnd]2Stress重音

Eachsyllableinawordhasadegreeforemphasis,calledstress.TherearethreestresslevelsinEnglish,

primary('),secondary(

),andunstressed(-)Stressedsyllables:ar-my,ba-by,ci-ty

arelong

haveapitchchange

havefullvowelsounds.Unstressedsyllables:re-peat,de-duct,be-gin

areshort

oftenhaveareducedvowelsound.FarFartherPhonePhoto3Rhythm韵律节奏

Therhythmofalanguageischaracterizedbythetimingpatternofsuccessivesyllables.Insomelanguages,everysyllableisgivenaboutthesamelength,whileinothers,syllablesvaryinlength.

bananaba

NAAAA

na(short) (long) (short)PatterninEnglish:

Thereisacarinthedriveway.

Iamworkinginthehouse.PatterninChines