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Hi Billie! thanks for the nice video ❤ I was wondering if there is any tips to identify secondary stress, I really can't notice when a word has it, I know that it is likely with long words but the only way I can know is if I check on dictionary
Great question! Yes, this can be a bit tricky to identify. Thankfully, you only really find secondary stress in longer words, like you said. I think often you hear 2 stressed syllables: one is the primary and one the secondary. For example, in the adjective 'supernatural' = /ˌsuː.pəˈnætʃ.ər.əl/ - both the first and the third syllable are louder than the others because they are both stressed. Now, the question is which one has the primary stress? My tip would be to sing the word out loud and exaggerate, e.g. as if you were to announce an advert. Listen to yourself: which syllable is now the one that is the loudest, the one you drag out and put the main emphasis on? Voila, that's the primary stress. I hope this helps! (obviously in an exam you have to sing silently in your head!)
@@BillieEnglish Hahaha yes thats besically what I do repeat out loud words until I realized and something that helped me a lot is trying what you said about placing the stress in the others syllables, that way it is easier to notice. I also guess that practice makes perfect so that's why I am trying now as well. Thanks for the lessons, finding your channel was what I needed to finally feel I understand phonology 🥰❤
For "computer," I thought the rule was if the word is 3 syllables and ends in "er" then the stressed syllable is third from the end which would make it COM.pu.ter. Am I wrong?
I like the video and I have a quick question. It is about Spanish not English . This question is not about where to put the stress, but more like what is a stress. When I search for Spanish stress, it just tells me where the stress should be, and I wanted to know what stress is. In my search, I saw this video about English stress (I’m a native speaker) and it said that the stress of the word means it’s louder and also longer. I tried the exercises and it’s a very subtle effect. I hardly stress at all but it sounds right. I’ve learned Spanish in various courses, and many, like Michel Thomas, really emphasize the stress and make the stressed syllable longer, so "puedo" is "pweeeh doh" with the "pweeh" part much longer. Or "quiero" is "key aiiirr roe". I saw a clip in Spanish that said that the syllable length doesn’t get longer but just gets louder which surprised me. I then went to a site where a Spanish speaker pronounced the words, and you see her face and the words underneath and word broken up into the syllables and showing the stressed one. It still sounds to me like that Spanish speaker is elongating the stressed syllable and not just making it louder. However, after listening to it a lot, I can see that it might not be longer but my English ear is hearing it longer. It might just be that it is louder but to my ear, it sounds longer/ elongated in Spanish? Anyone help with this?
Madam,in the word "ˈspeʃəli" why isn't there (:) after (i) , like (i:). In such a situation how should we understand that? Is it (i:) or (ɪ) sound? Pls explain 🙏 in many words I have seen at the end only (i), not (i:) like, əˈkædəmi , ɔːˈθɒrəti etc...
Hello Asha! Sometimes, when the next syllable is stressed and the little apostrophe is used to indicate that, the period mark to show the syllable boundary is omitted, as in: /diˈsembə/ I hope this helps!
Hello! Yes, of course! 'polysyllabic' = having three or more syllables Often we say this about a word with many syllables. For example: 'extraordinary' is a polysyllabic word. It consists of 5 syllables. 'circumnavigation' is also polysyllabic because it has 6 syllables. I hope this helps!
It gives much pleasure to learn English just like a native living at a remote domain. Dear, it is very helpful to those who are unable to pronounce English properly. Dialect always dominates it, and here people mispronounce. Keet it up and continue your noble work. ❤
I have such a hard time trying to pronounce the words "effortless" "effortlessly" "effortlessness". There are two main reasons for this: Reason # 1. The "t" sound: I know that in natural spoken english an american native speaker don't pronounce a "true t" like "tap" or "table", instead they pronounce a "held t" = the tip of the tongue touches the bony bump behind the upper teeth (AKA alveolar ridge), however there is no air release. I CAN'T do it naturally 2. Word stress: In my native language, Brazilian Portuguese, when a word has four or more syllables, the stress can only fall in one of the last three syllables in a word. In two syllable-words the stress pattern can be: DA da ( BOla, MAla) or da DA ( caJU, aMOR). In three-syllable words the stress pattern can be: da da DA (profesSOR, abriCÓ bamboLÊ), da DA da ( toMAte, baNAna, aÇUcar), DA da da (sílaba, fôlego, música). So, in a four-syllable word , five-syllable word or any other multi-syllable word, it doesn't matter how many syllables the word has, the stress can only fall in one of the last three syllables, so the stress patterns can be: da da da DA ( last Syllable): man je ri CÃO da da DA da (second to last Syllable): res pon SÁ vel da DA da da (third to last Syllable) : his TÓ ri co. In English however, if we count the syllables backwords, the stress can falls in the fourth to last Syllable: DA da da da : *EF* fort less ly *EF* fort less ness. Another crazy example is the word "Veterinary" which has five syllables and has the stress on the first syllable or on the fifth to last syllable (counting backwords): DA da da da da: *VET* er i nar y I'm not accostumed to these stress patterns, so that's why is pretty difficult for me
Your classes are really useful, Billie. Thanks. I have a question about this class and previous videos about this topic... Are the rules that you shared with us British or American?
Hi Victoria! These rules on word stress are for all varieties of English, word stress does not differ between British or American English. Thank you for watching! 😊
Hello Asha! Officially, the word 'coffee' is uncountable. However, colloquially you will hear people say 'Id like two coffees please!' and it's also considered correct. It means 'two cups of coffee' but people just shorten it and say 'two coffees and three teas and four waters ..' etc ... You get the idea!
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Hi Billie! thanks for the nice video ❤ I was wondering if there is any tips to identify secondary stress, I really can't notice when a word has it, I know that it is likely with long words but the only way I can know is if I check on dictionary
Great question! Yes, this can be a bit tricky to identify. Thankfully, you only really find secondary stress in longer words, like you said. I think often you hear 2 stressed syllables: one is the primary and one the secondary. For example, in the adjective 'supernatural' = /ˌsuː.pəˈnætʃ.ər.əl/ - both the first and the third syllable are louder than the others because they are both stressed. Now, the question is which one has the primary stress? My tip would be to sing the word out loud and exaggerate, e.g. as if you were to announce an advert. Listen to yourself: which syllable is now the one that is the loudest, the one you drag out and put the main emphasis on? Voila, that's the primary stress. I hope this helps! (obviously in an exam you have to sing silently in your head!)
@@BillieEnglish Hahaha yes thats besically what I do repeat out loud words until I realized and something that helped me a lot is trying what you said about placing the stress in the others syllables, that way it is easier to notice. I also guess that practice makes perfect so that's why I am trying now as well. Thanks for the lessons, finding your channel was what I needed to finally feel I understand phonology 🥰❤
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For "computer," I thought the rule was if the word is 3 syllables and ends in "er" then the stressed syllable is third from the end which would make it COM.pu.ter. Am I wrong?
Thanks alot very useful ❤
I like the video and I have a quick question. It is about Spanish not English . This question is not about where to put the stress, but more like what is a stress. When I search for Spanish stress, it just tells me where the stress should be, and I wanted to know what stress is. In my search, I saw this video about English stress (I’m a native speaker) and it said that the stress of the word means it’s louder and also longer. I tried the exercises and it’s a very subtle effect. I hardly stress at all but it sounds right. I’ve learned Spanish in various courses, and many, like Michel Thomas, really emphasize the stress and make the stressed syllable longer, so "puedo" is "pweeeh doh" with the "pweeh" part much longer. Or "quiero" is "key aiiirr roe". I saw a clip in Spanish that said that the syllable length doesn’t get longer but just gets louder which surprised me. I then went to a site where a Spanish speaker pronounced the words, and you see her face and the words underneath and word broken up into the syllables and showing the stressed one. It still sounds to me like that Spanish speaker is elongating the stressed syllable and not just making it louder. However, after listening to it a lot, I can see that it might not be longer but my English ear is hearing it longer. It might just be that it is louder but to my ear, it sounds longer/ elongated in Spanish? Anyone help with this?
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I have a whole playlist on wordstress covering all the main patterns. Have a look here: th-cam.com/video/q44pQ6HOsMY/w-d-xo.html
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Hi Billie, why in the word for example: banana, the stress is in the second syllable?
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Madam,in the word "ˈspeʃəli" why isn't there (:) after (i) , like (i:).
In such a situation how should we understand that?
Is it (i:) or (ɪ) sound?
Pls explain 🙏 in many words I have seen at the end only (i), not (i:) like,
əˈkædəmi , ɔːˈθɒrəti etc...
Greatttttttttttttty thanks alot
Why there is no period (.) after di. in December.
Hello Asha!
Sometimes, when the next syllable is stressed and the little apostrophe is used to indicate that, the period mark to show the syllable boundary is omitted, as in: /diˈsembə/
I hope this helps!
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Maam could you please mention what is polysyllabic words ?
Hello! Yes, of course!
'polysyllabic' = having three or more syllables
Often we say this about a word with many syllables. For example:
'extraordinary' is a polysyllabic word. It consists of 5 syllables.
'circumnavigation' is also polysyllabic because it has 6 syllables.
I hope this helps!
@@BillieEnglish Thank you so much maam got understood very well ❤
Hi Billie!could you please tell me why does the stress fall on the second syllable in the word "resources "please give me the rule. Thanks
It gives much pleasure to learn English just like a native living at a remote domain. Dear, it is very helpful to those who are unable to pronounce English properly. Dialect always dominates it, and here people mispronounce.
Keet it up and continue your noble work. ❤
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I have such a hard time trying to pronounce the words "effortless" "effortlessly" "effortlessness". There are two main reasons for this:
Reason # 1. The "t" sound: I know that in natural spoken english an american native speaker don't pronounce a "true t" like "tap" or "table", instead they pronounce a "held t" = the tip of the tongue touches the bony bump behind the upper teeth (AKA alveolar ridge), however there is no air release. I CAN'T do it naturally
2. Word stress: In my native language, Brazilian Portuguese, when a word has four or more syllables, the stress can only fall in one of the last three syllables in a word.
In two syllable-words the stress pattern can be: DA da ( BOla, MAla) or da DA ( caJU, aMOR).
In three-syllable words the stress pattern can be:
da da DA (profesSOR, abriCÓ bamboLÊ), da DA da ( toMAte, baNAna, aÇUcar),
DA da da (sílaba, fôlego, música).
So, in a four-syllable word , five-syllable word or any other multi-syllable word, it doesn't matter how many syllables the word has, the stress can only fall in one of the last three syllables, so the stress patterns can be:
da da da DA ( last Syllable):
man je ri CÃO
da da DA da (second to last Syllable):
res pon SÁ vel
da DA da da (third to last Syllable) :
his TÓ ri co.
In English however, if we count the syllables backwords, the stress can falls in the fourth to last Syllable:
DA da da da :
*EF* fort less ly
*EF* fort less ness.
Another crazy example is the word "Veterinary" which has five syllables and has the stress on the first syllable or on the fifth to last syllable (counting backwords): DA da da da da:
*VET* er i nar y
I'm not accostumed to these stress patterns, so that's why is pretty difficult for me
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Canada,Panama,banana ??
I know!! They look so similar but their stress pattern is very different 🙈!
Canada & Panama = O o o
banana = o O o
Your classes are really useful, Billie. Thanks. I have a question about this class and previous videos about this topic... Are the rules that you shared with us British or American?
Hi Victoria! These rules on word stress are for all varieties of English, word stress does not differ between British or American English. Thank you for watching! 😊
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Thank you for your suggestion! I will consider this for future videos :-)
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I would like a coffee. Coffee is an uncountable noun, right? We cannot add a to coffee.
Hello Asha! Officially, the word 'coffee' is uncountable. However, colloquially you will hear people say 'Id like two coffees please!' and it's also considered correct. It means 'two cups of coffee' but people just shorten it and say 'two coffees and three teas and four waters ..' etc ... You get the idea!
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