英文是一個重音決定音節長短的語言(stress-timed language),中文是每個音節幾乎一樣長的語言(syllable-timed language),用中文的念法唸英文,就會聽起來不道地,且聽力也不會進步。
參考影片:
English: A Stress-Timed Language
http://rachelsenglish.com/english-stress-timed-language/
2.1 重音 (stress): 重音節語調較高、音節較長、聲音較大,非重音節語調較低、音節較短、聲音較小。http://rachelsenglish.com/english-stress-timed-language/
Syllable-Timed vs. Stress-Timed Languages
2. stress, rhythm, and intonation
-重音節及非重音節之間的變化稱為rhythm
-語調高低變化稱為intonation
字詞重音(word stress):分為重音節、次重音節、非重音節。重音節強化,非重音節弱化,次重音節介於中間。
例:INteresting, ENglish, LIterature
語句重音(sentence stress):
內容詞彙(content words):動詞、名詞、副詞、否定詞、疑問詞、感嘆詞
功能詞彙(function words):冠詞、連接詞、介系詞、代名詞、助動詞
語句的重音:內容詞彙的重音節強化,內容詞彙的非重音節及功能詞彙弱化(reduction),聲音常結合、連接、改變。
例:Can I HAVE a BIT of EGG?
參考影片:
introduction to stress
http://rachelsenglish.com/intro-word-stress/
Function Words – Pronunciation + Intonation/Word Stress
http://rachelsenglish.com/function-words-pronunciation-intonationword-stress/
key concepts:
stress
rhythm
intontion
content words
function words
更多參考影片(review):
The De-Stressed Schwa Vowel Sound: Part 1(within words)
The De-Stressed Schwa Vowel Sound: Part 2(across
words)
Stress and Rhythm in English: A Quick Overview
Stress
and Rhythm in American English Pronunciation