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... stress in polysyllabic words . Differences in the meaning of words may occur when syllable stress is shifted : object convict object convict conduct conduct Here the shift in stress actually changes the words , from verbs to nouns : I ...
... stress in polysyllabic words . Differences in the meaning of words may occur when syllable stress is shifted : object convict object convict conduct conduct Here the shift in stress actually changes the words , from verbs to nouns : I ...
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... stress is shifted from the first word to the succeeding words in these sentences : Mary can do anything . You and I must go . Try changing the stress emphasis in Winston Churchill's line : Never in the field of human conflict was so ...
... stress is shifted from the first word to the succeeding words in these sentences : Mary can do anything . You and I must go . Try changing the stress emphasis in Winston Churchill's line : Never in the field of human conflict was so ...
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... stress and un- stressed syllables . Groupings of words which form minimal syntactic units . Although syllabic stress is important in creating the effect of prose rhythm , we do not really read or speak in syllables but rather in stress ...
... stress and un- stressed syllables . Groupings of words which form minimal syntactic units . Although syllabic stress is important in creating the effect of prose rhythm , we do not really read or speak in syllables but rather in stress ...
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