Speech work: Stress Patterns - SS2 English Lesson Note

Strong stress: This is the most emphasized syllable in a word. It is usually longer and louder than the other syllables. For example, the word "important" has a strong stress on the first syllable.

Weak stress: This is the least emphasized syllable in a word. It is usually shorter and quieter than the other syllables. For example, the word "important" has a weak stress on the second syllable.

Secondary stress: This is a level of stress that is in between strong and weak stress. It is usually slightly longer and louder than weak stress, but not as long or loud as strong stress. For example, the word "university" has a secondary stress on the second syllable.

Lexical stress: This is the stress that is assigned to a word based on its meaning. For example, the word "important" has a strong stress on the first syllable because it is a noun. The word "importantly" has a weak stress on the first syllable because it is an adverb.

Sentence stress: This is the stress that is assigned to a word in a sentence based on its importance. For example, in the sentence "The important thing is to be organized," the word "important" has a strong stress because it is the most important word in the sentence.

Discourse stress: This is the stress that is assigned to a word in a conversation based on its importance in the context of the conversation. For example, in the conversation "What is the important thing to remember?", the word "important" has a strong stress because it is the most important word in the conversat