Word Stress - Part 1 | English Pronunciation - What is word stress?

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0:00 Introduction
1:52 What is word stress? - a definition
3:04 Examples (stress bubbles, stress indication in dictionaries)
8:09 How do we identify word stress?
11:21 Word stress impacts quality of vowel sounds
13:51 What about unstressed words? - full & weak forms
15:21 Primary vs. secondary stress in words
17:58 Test


★★ WHAT THIS VIDEO IS ABOUT★★
In this video we are going to have a look at word stress in English. It is important to know which part, or better which syllable, in a word is more prominent so that the word sounds right and so that people understand it when we say it. You will learn that only one syllable in a word is stressed (= carries the primary stress) and we will look at examples so you can see that a stressed syllable is: 1. longer, 2. louder, 3. has a change in pitch, 4. is easier to hear and 5. results in larger facial movements. We will go over multiple examples and you will also learn how to recognise word stress in the phonemic transcript in dictionaries.


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Billie is a pronunciation coach and content creator based in Barcelona, Spain. Her main focus is English pronunciation, phonology and helping learners speak more fluently. Billie has a degree in Communication Research & Phonology, a PGCE in Primary Education, a Trinity College Cert & DiplomaTESOL and over 17 years of teaching experience. She also works as a CELTA teacher trainer, Cambridge examiner and educational advisor. Her videos have been featured in the Google funded AI app ELSA speak.


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