【PV】今日の学び_20101006

Private Lesson

American Accent のレッスンも、いつの間にか「Syllable Stress」へ。

● Noun : Stress the first syllable, Verbes : Stress the second syllable
   ・addict, conduct, contest, insult, object, present, record, subject etc..

● Verbs thae end in –ate : Stress is on the first syllable,
   Nouns ending in –tion : Strss is on the syllable that precedes the suffix –tion
   ・activate/activation, clebrate/celebration, demonstrate/demonstration etc..

○ separate : /eit/ when it is a verb, /it/ when it is a noun.
   ・alternate, graduate, estimate etc..

● Prefix ＋ root word = NOUN : Stress the prefix,
   Prefix ＋ root word = VERB : Stress the root word.
   ・preview/prevent, object/obtain, discount/diecuss, access/agree etc..