音标发音技巧重读音节对词义的影响

导语：语言是人类特有的用来表达意思、交流思想的工具。语言由语音、词汇和语法三部分组成。语言形式有两种，一种是用口头表达的，称为口语；一种是用书面表达的，称为书面语。

　　重读音节对词义的影响

　　美音听力与发音小技巧:第二期

　　WelcometoDailyTipsonLearningEnglish.Today’stipisonhowsyllablestresscanaffectthemeaningofwords.

　　Remenberthatstressedsyllablesaresaidlouderandarelengthened,andunstressedsyllablesarepronouncedmoresoftly,andoftenhavethevowelsoundsreduced.

　　Sometimes,thisdifferencecanbethedifferencebetweenaverbandanoun,oranadjective.

　　Thereareatleast14pairsofwordsinwhichsyllablestressalonemakesthisdifference.Someexamplesinclude`addict,a`ddict,`convict,con`vict,`perfect,per`fect.Eachtimethesecondsyllableisstressed,thewordisaverb.Whenthefirstsyllableisstressed,thewordiseitheranounoranadjective.Let’slooksomeexamplesmoreclosely.`Permit,per`mit,a`permitisanoun,itisapieceofpaperwhichauthorizesyoutodosomething.Forinstance,afishing`permitallowsyoutogofishing.Per`mitisaverb.Itmeanstoallow.Forinstence,fishingisn’tper`mittedherewithouta`permit.

　　Anotherexampleis`perfect,per`fect.`Perfectisanadjective.Itmeans100%correct,nomistakesorerrors.Theverbisper`fect,itmeanstomakesomethingperfect.Forexample,“Iwanttoper`fectmyEnglish”means“IwanttomakemyEnglishperfect”.Makesureyoustresstherightsyllable.Itcanbethedifferecebetweendifferentpartsofspeech.Thishasbeentoday’sdailytip.Tillthen,tomorrow,foranothertiponlearningEnglish.