 01 English Pronunciation Workshop Anita L. Maloney, MSCCC/SLP

Agenda Agenda  1. Counting Syllables  2. Mouth Yoga  3. STRESS  4. Words and Sentences 01

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Can you count syllables? The longer the word the more syllables there are. A syllable is a basic unit of speech generally containing only one vowel sound. The vowel may stand alone, have a consonant in front of it and/or have a consonant at the end. For Example: Vowel - 2 syllables VO - WEL Consonant - 3 syllables CON - SO - NANT Speech - 1 syllable SPEECH Accent - 2 syllables AC - CENT

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CELEBRATE DIVERSITY TOGETHER WE ARE ONE

SIMILARITIES WE ALL SPEAK. WE ALL HAVE A UNIQUE VOICE. WE ALL HAVE A UNIQUE STYLE. WE ALL WANT TO COMMUNICATE. EVEN IF WE SPEAK THE SAME LANGUAGE ALL OF THE ABOVE IS TRUE. AN ACCENT IS WHAT MAKES YOU UNIQUE. AN ACCENT IS YOUR SONG OR MELODY.

DIFFERENCES ENGLISH IS NOT A PHONETIC BASED LANGUAGE. ENGLISH IS A STRESS BASED LANGUAGE. WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IS WHAT IS STRESSED. ENGLISH HAS MANY INCONSISTENCIES.

WHAT IS STRESS ? STRESS STRESS when speaking is what we give emphasis or importance to. At the single word level and single syllable level there is stress only in one place or on the whole word. For Example: Cat Milk Read Write Run Play

 Stress at the word level is generally on the first syllable of the word. This is due to the Germanic language base to English. However, due to other language influences such as French, Latin, Greek, etcetera, the stress in an English word may vary.  eager engineer Egyptian unique

Suffixes create movement of stress or a change in the melody/rhythm of the word.

Examples of suffixes creating movement of stress. democrat democratic democracy empath empathic empathy empathetic sympathy sympathetic photograph photographic photography

 For two syllable words, the stress is at the beginning for NOUNS and ADJECTIVES and on the second syllable in VERBS  For words with suffixes* (-er, -est or -es, -ed, -ly, -ite), the stress usually stays with the first syllable  Also for words with -ia, -ial, -ible, -ify, -logy, -ify, -ual, the stress stays with the first syllable  For suffixes* -ate, -ize, -ist and –ous, the stress is on the second syllable before the suffix (amputate, mysterious congratulate)  The stress is before the suffix* -ic as in optic, electric, basic  Suffixes* -tion, -ian, -ity create stress in the syllable before (vacation, librarian, necessity) *suffix - a word ending **prefix - a syllable or sound at the beginning of the word Tips at the word level

EXAMPLES OF NOUN VS. VERB STRESS IN 2 SYLLABLE WORDS REVIEW SUSPECT CONFLICT PROJECT PERMIT PRESENT PROJECT CONFLICT PERMIT NOUNS VERBS

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COMPOUND WORDS STRESS THE FIRST WORD

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EXAMPLES OF OTHER COMPOUND WORDS Remember that the stress is on the first word in compound words. Compound words can be written as one word or in two words or with a hyphen. Peanut Butter Post Office Real Estate Full Moon Half Sister Attorney General Daughter-in-law mass-produced six-year-old

 01 All languages have their own melody or rhythm. Listen…

REMEMBER YOU HAVE YOUR OWN UNIQUE MELODY WHEN SPEAKING. REMEMBER YOU HAVE YOUR OWN UNIQUE MELODY WHEN SPEAKING.

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The Music of Sentences Stress in sentences = INFORMATION WORDS - Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Negatives INFORMATION WORDS ANSWER THE QUESTIONS: WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY and HOW. A rticles, pronouns, possessives, prepositions, auxiliary verbs and conjunctions are function words. Unstressed words

EXAMPLES OF MESSAGES I AM GOING TO COLLEGE NEXT YEAR. MY SISTER IS PREGNANT. MY BROTHER IS GETTING MARRIED NEXT YEAR. I MISSED MY FLIGHT AND NEED YOU TO CALL ME. THE TEACHER SAID THERE IS A QUIZ TOMORROW ON CHAPTER 22.

WHAT IS IMPORTANT? I’m leaving on Monday and will be on vacation until Friday. I need you to pick me up at school at 4:00 PM in front of the back gate. The doctor called to cancel your appointment. I feel sick and need a ride to the doctor. Joe is not coming to the meeting because he is sick.

What’s important? The messenger decides.

WHERE IS THE STRESS? I never said I saw him take the money.

SUMMARY 1.WE EACH HAVE A UNIQUE EXPRESSION. 2.THIS EXPRESSION INCLUDES OUR VOICE. 3.THIS EXPRESSION INCLUDES OUR PRONOUNCIATION. 4.ENGLISH IS A STRESS BASED LANGUAGE. 5.ENGLISH IS DIRECT. 6.ENGLISH HAS MANY EXCEPTIONS EVEN WITH PRONUNCIATION. 7. USUALLY THE FIRST SYLLABLE IS STRESSED. 8. USUALLY THE CONTENT WORDS ARE STRESSED.

CONCLUSIONS You have already improved your pronunciation as an English speaker by completing this workshop. KEEP PRACTICING!