Phonetics 2

We mark a stressed syllable in transcription by placing a small horizontal line before the syllable it relates to.

• True

• False

The characteristic that makes a syllable seem to a listener to be stressed is called...

• Production

• Perception

• Energy

• Level

All stressed syllables have ONE characteristic in common, and that is...

What factors make a syllable prominent?

• Loudness and Length

• Length and Pitch

• Loudness and Quality

• All of the above

Loudness and quality are the most powerful factors.

• True

• False

The 3 types of stress in syllables are PRIMARY stress, SECONDARY stress and UNSTRESSED syllables.

• True

• False

The Rhyme contains an Onset and a Peak.

• False

• True

We can find unstressed strong syllables.

• True

• False

We can find stressed weak syllables.

• True

• False