1. Stress Placement and Morphology

2. Stress placement in morphologically complex words (1)
suffix
stem word(s)
suffixated word(s)
word class
transcription incl. stress mark
-age
anchor
anchorage
noun / noun
-al
refuse
refusal
verb / noun
rI"fju:z
-ance
maintain
maintenance
verb / noun
meIn"teIn
-ee
employ
employee
verb / noun
Em"plOI
EmplOI"i:
-esque
Dylan
Dylanesque
noun / adj
-ful
duty
dutiful
noun / adj
"dju:tI
"dju:tIfUl
-ial
deny
denial
verb / noun
dI"naI

3. Stress placement in morphologically complex words (2)
suffix
stem word(s)
suffixated word(s)
word class
transcription incl. stress mark
-ic
climate
climatic
noun / adj
"klaImt
klaI"mtIk
-ion
perfect
perfection
adj / noun
"p3:fkt
-ish
devil
devilish
noun / adj
"dEvl
"dEvlS
-ity
civil
civility
adj / noun
"sIvl
-ive
reflex
reflexive
noun / adj
"rIflEgs
r"flEgsIv
-less
regard
regardless
vb. or n. /adj
rI"gA:d
-like
child
childlike
noun / adj
"tSaIld
"tSaIldlaIk
-ly
stupid
stupidly
adj / adv
"stju:pId
"stju:pIdlI

4. Stress placement in morphologically complex words (3)
noun
verb
noun
verb
abstract
abstract
object
object
conduct
conduct
remit
remit
contrast
contrast
produce
produce
desert
desert
rebel
rebel
insult
insult
subject
subject
Rule for two-syllable nouns: If the second syllable contains a short vowel, the stress will usually be on the first syllable.

5. Stress placement in morphologically complex words (4)
airport
"E:pO:t
loudspeaker
classmate
"klAsmeIt
silk tie
silk"taI
fast food
"fAst fu:d
silkworm
"sIlkw3:m
good-looking
gUd"lUkiN
sunset
"sVnsEt
greenroom
"gi:nrUm
third-rate
T3:d"eIt
ill-mannered
white house
waIt "haUs
interest rate
reIt
White House
"waIthaus
Rules:
Compounds with a “noun” as the first element tend have the stress on the first element.
Compounds with an “adjective” as the first element tend to have the stress on the second element
Exceptions: fast food / greenroom / White House (where there is an Adj+Noun alternative)