英语重音规则

syllableex.nationnationalalbumalbuminorientorientalconspireconspiracy

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ăl-bumal-bū-mino-ri-ento-ri-en-talcon-spīrecon-spĭ-ra-cyIsthewordstressbepredicable?nātionnătionalălbumalbūminorientorientalconspīreconspĭracy1.Thestressisrarelyonthelastsyllable(noun)humancreaturevictim-ee:employeeguarantee-oo:shampoobamboo2.Theprimarystress主重音isonthesecond-to–the–lastsyllable(penult)ifitislong

2.1.horizon[](longvowel,tensevowel)2.2.embarrass(overlappingconsonant)utensil(consonantcluster)

-ic

(adj.)horrificproblematic

[i][]3.Thestressisonthethird-to–the–lastsyllable(antepenult)ifthepenultimatesyllableisshort:A'mericaphi'losophy[i][](shortvowel,laxvowel)-'ologypho'nologyphenome'nology-ity:

simp'licityavaila'bility-ous:anonymousre'ligious-ian:I'talianauthori'tarian4.Thestressofthestemsometimespersists

(词词缀)-ism,-ist,-ize,-ment,-able…(中和派生词缀）individualism(individual)

inter΄nationalist(inter΄national)serialize(serial)establishment(establish)identifiable(identify)inflectionalsuffix(屈折后缀：-ed,-s,-ly…)

investigated(investigate)

consequences(consequence)

consequently(consequent)Summary1.Thestressisrarelyonthelastsyllable(noun,adj).2.Thestressisonthepenultifitislong.3.Thestessisontheantepenultifitisshort.4.Thestressofthestemsometimespersists.（词词缀）5.Thestressassignmentiscloselyrelatedtosuffix！

photo(1)

photograph(4)photography(3)

photographic(2)

photographically(2)

environmentalist?environment(environ)environmen-tal(2)environmen-talist(4)（词缀/非中和派生词缀）？stresssuffix

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ăl-bumal-bū-mino-ri-ento-ri-en-talcon-spīrecon-spĭ-ra-cy参考文献李佳俊，1998，《英语读音的奥秘》[M]。北京:中国国际广播出版社。段开源译,1991,《掌握医学英语》[Ｍ