Post on 19-Jan-2015
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Text: The Rhythm of English
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The Rhythm of English
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Narration
Like pieces of music, languages have different rhythms.
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NarrationFor example, Japanese and English have different stress patterns. Listen to these two men. One is a native Japanese speaker and one is a native English speaker. They are discussing what kind of chocolate they like.
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Text: Chocolate English/Japanese
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The rhythm of English and Japanese is different because English and Japanese use different stress and intonation patterns.
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Text: Vocabulary, Grammar,Stress, Intonation
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(state 1-2)To understand and to speak another language, you must know more than its vocabulary and grammar. (state 3-4)You must also know how the language uses stress and intonation.
Vocabulary Stress
Grammar Intonation
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Text: Stress and Intonation, Meaning
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NarrationAll languages have stress and intonation but in English stress and intonation are more important for meaning than in many other languages.
Stress and Intonation ⇔ Meaning
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NarrationEnglish is a very rhythmical language. If you can maintain the rhythm of English, you will sound more natural and your pronunciation will be better.
English is a very rhythmical language. If you can maintain
the rhythm of English, youʼll sound more natural and your
pronunciation will be better.
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NarrationMany factor are involved in English rhythm.
Word StressSentence StressTimingIntonationSound Modification
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Narration(state 1) Other modules in this series look at each factor in detail. (state 2)Here we will examine the timing of English.
word stressgraphic
sentence stressgraphic
timinggraphic
intonationgraphic
sound modification
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NarrationEnglish is a stress-timed language. Stressed syllables occur at regular intervals. The time it takes to say a sentence depends on how many syllables receive stress in a sentence, not how many syllable are in a sentence.
English is stress-timed
How many syllables receive stress
NOT
How many syllables in the sentence
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NarrationMany languages such as Spanish, French, Cantonese, and Polish are syllable-timed. Timing depends on the number of syllables in a sentence, not the number of stressed syllable
Spanish is syllable-timed
Syllable-timed graphic
Rhythm depends on how many syllables in a sentence
English is stress-timed
Syllable-timed graphic
Rhythm depends on how many syllables in a sentence
English is stress-timed
Rhythm depends on how many syllables in a sentence
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Text: The books are on the table in Spanish and English
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Transition: regular transition NarrationIn English, the words and syllables that are not stressed, are reduced or said faster.
Spanish (syllable-timed)
Los Libros estan en la mesa.
English (stress-timed)
The books are on the table,
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NarrationThese four sentences take about the same amount of time to say in English.
The numbers are stressed. The unstressed words in between are said more quickly in order to keep the rhythm.
1 and 2 and 3 and 4
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NarrationHere is another example.
Only three words receive stress in all these sentences. Unstressed words in between are said more quickly or reduced in order to keep the rhythm.
Mice eat cheese
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NarrationThe stress-timed nature of English is only one of many factors that influence English rhythm.
Word StressSentence StressTimingIntonationSound Modification
Timing is one factorof English Rhythm
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Narration(state 1) As you become aware of these factors, (state 2) you can practice listening for English rhythm (state 3) and you can practice speaking with English rhythm. (state 4) With practice and with time you will speak English naturally and fluently.
Awareness of English Rhythm
Practice listening for English Rhythm
Practice speaking with English rhythm
Time and practice = Natural, fluent English
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