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Text: The Rhythm of English
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The Rhythm of English

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Like pieces of music, languages have different
rhythms.

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For example, Japanese and English have
different stress patterns. Listen to these two men.
One is a native Japanese speaker and one is a
native English speaker. They are discussing what
kind of chocolate they like.

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Text: Chocolate
English/Japanese
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The rhythm of English and Japanese is different
because English and Japanese use different
stress and intonation patterns.

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Text: Vocabulary, Grammar,
Stress, Intonation
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(state 1-2)To understand and to speak another
language, you must know more than its
vocabulary and grammar. (state 3-4)You must
also know how the language uses stress and
intonation.
Vocabulary
Stress
Grammar
Intonation

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Text: Stress and Intonation, Meaning
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All languages have stress and intonation but in
English stress and intonation are more important
for meaning than in many other languages.
Stress and Intonation Meaning

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English is a very rhythmical language. If you can
maintain the rhythm of English, you will sound
more natural and your pronunciation will be better.
English is a very rhythmical
language. If you can maintain
the rhythm of English, youʼll
sound more natural and your
pronunciation will be better.

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Many factor are involved in English rhythm.
Word Stress
Sentence Stress
Timing
Intonation
Sound Modification

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(state 1) Other modules in this series look at each
factor in detail. (state 2)Here we will examine the
timing of English.
word stress
graphic
sentence stress
graphic
timing
graphic
intonation
graphic
sound
modification
graphic

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English is a stress-timed language. Stressed
syllables occur at regular intervals. The time it
takes to say a sentence depends on how many
syllables receive stress in a sentence, not how
many syllable are in a sentence.
English is stress-timed
How many syllables receive stress
NOT
How many syllables in the sentence

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Many languages such as Spanish, French,
Cantonese, and Polish are syllable-timed. Timing
depends on the number of syllables in a
sentence, not the number of stressed syllable
Spanish is syllable-timed
Syllable-timed graphic
Rhythm depends on how many syllables in a sentence
English is stress-timed
Syllable-timed graphic
Rhythm depends on how many syllables in a sentence
English is stress-timed
Rhythm depends on how many syllables in a sentence

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Description: Type animation (3 states)
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Text: The books are on the table in
Spanish and English
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and English speaker
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In English, the words and syllables that are not
stressed, are reduced or said faster.
Spanish (syllable-timed)
Los Libros estan en la mesa.
English (stress-timed)
The books are on the table,
● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
● ● ● ● ● ●●

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These four sentences take about the same
amount of time to say in English.
The numbers are stressed. The unstressed words
in between are said more quickly in order to keep
the rhythm.
1 and 2 and 3 and 4
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Here is another example.
Only three words receive stress in all these
sentences. Unstressed words in between are said
more quickly or reduced in order to keep the
rhythm.
Mice eat cheese
Animation
and
Audio

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The stress-timed nature of English is only one of
many factors that influence English rhythm.
Word Stress
Sentence Stress
Timing
Intonation
Sound Modification
Timing is one factor
of English Rhythm

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(state 1) As you become aware of these factors,
(state 2) you can practice listening for English
rhythm (state 3) and you can practice speaking
with English rhythm. (state 4) With practice and
with time you will speak English naturally and
fluently.
Awareness of English Rhythm
Practice listening for English Rhythm
Practice speaking with English rhythm
Time and practice = Natural, fluent English

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