Estrés en palabras simples en inglés

Stress in English Simple Words (Ortiz 2000)

A simple word is one which is made up of a single grammatical unit called

stem.

Word stress and Syllable Patterning

1. Any vowel apart from /, may occur with either a primary or

secondary stress.

2. All long vowels and certain short vowels always make syllables

prominent (inherently prominent)

3. Belong to both systems, such as minimum n/

Stressed

Strong vowels (long)











All diphthongs

Strong vowels

(short)













Weak vowels













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Non-prominent

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