What phonetic changes can you make to a syllable to produce stress?
Understand the Problem
The question is asking about phonetic changes that can indicate stress in a syllable, including variations in pitch, duration, loudness, and vowel quality that may occur to emphasize a syllable in speech.
Answer
Increased loudness, longer duration, and/or higher pitch.
To produce stress in a syllable, phonetic changes often involve increased loudness, longer duration, and/or higher pitch.
Answer for screen readers
To produce stress in a syllable, phonetic changes often involve increased loudness, longer duration, and/or higher pitch.
More Information
In many languages, stress contributes to the overall meaning of words and sentences because it can differentiate between morphemes or words.
Tips
A common mistake is to focus only on changes in loudness, but stress often incorporates changes in duration and pitch as well.
Sources
- The phonetics of stressed syllables - ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub
- Stress (linguistics) - Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org
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