_Phonetics

Transcription Exercise 2

Word-class pairs

There are several pairs of two-syllable words with identical spelling which differ from each other in stress placement. All of these words appear to consist of prefix + stem.

1. Find the right transcription of the bold word. Be aware of the syllable stress. (:vips 7286:)

1. dummy (:vips 7287:)

1. dummy (:vips 7288:)

1. dummy (:vips 7289:)

1. dummy (:vips 7290:)

1. dummy (:vips 7291:)

1. dummy (:vips 7292:)

1. dummy (:vips 7293:)

1. dummy (:vips 7294:)

1. dummy (:vips 7295:)

1. dummy (:vips 7296:)

1. dummy (:vips 7297:)

1. dummy (:vips 7298:)

1. dummy (:vips 7299:)

2. By now you might be aware of the fact that the stress placement of these two-syllable words depends on word class (noun, verb or adjective). Try to formulate a rule that states the correlation between stress placement and word class.

Solution

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