![]() ![]() When a word functions as both a noun and a verb, in what way are they often distinguished in speech? a) The noun is stressed on the first syllable, while the verb is stressed on the secondī) The noun is stressed on the second syllable, while the verb is stressed on the firstħ. Where does primary stress usually occur in words ending with the suffix “-ate”? a) On the suffix itselfĦ. Where does primary stress usually occur in words ending with the suffix “-ic”? a) On the suffix itselfĥ. Which of the following words can be completely unstressed? a) runĤ. How many syllables in a word can have primary stress? a) 1ģ. What type of speech sound receives stress in a word? a) Consonant soundsĢ. Learn to divide ripple-marked into syllables. In the case of marked, I think Jonathan has it right - markedly gets the epenthetic shwa to separate the /-ktl-/ cluster, with the /t/ voiced to /d/ by the preceding vowel.1. How many syllables in ripple-marked Check the Syllable Dictionary. See Pratchett & Gaiman's Good Omens for some examples. In the case of clothed ( clothed all in white), either /-d/ or /-əd/ is possible because /ð/ is voiced but also dental (final /-ðd/ is hard to pronounce), though the two syllable version is usually marked with an accent to distinguish it ( clothéd all in white). In the case of aged, the final sound is voiced, and therefore /-d/ is possible, but it's an affricate /dʒ/ formed from a dental stop, so the epenthetic shwa is possible, and occurs in some circumstances, as FF notes in his answer. ![]() /-t/ after other voiceless sounds /p k f θ s ʃ/./-əd/ after dental stops /t/ and /d/ (because it's impossible to say final /-td/ or /-dd/).Generally speaking, adjectives formed from regular participles, like wanted, believed, added, whispered, etc, follow the pronunciation rules for the past tense morpheme. In the case of aged cheese, wine, etc, they're not normally that old anyway - the word just means they've been matured for the appropriate length of time, not that they are ancient.Īged with one syllable seems to be limited to phrases with a number of yearsĪnd when referring to non-human things ( aged cheese, well-aged beef, unaged wine). I can't easily articulate the distinction, but the agéd version seems more appropriate to people, or where the attribution of antiquity implies venerable rather than old and tatty, ravaged by time. Speaking for myself, I read this usage of an aged map as being the one-syllable version, but if my "mental lips" were moving while I read, I would say this one as "an agéd map". Some people use the one-syllable version for all contexts, but for those who do use the two-syllable version, the precise boundaries as to where this is appropriate seem somewhat hard to pin down. Some words occur in "set phrases" where the extra syllable is effectively part of an archaic contruction (blessed are the meek).ĮDIT: Per John Lawler's answer, and comments to mine and his, the word "aged" seems particularly weird. It's only one syllable when used as part of a compound adjective (middle-aged relative), or as a verb (I've aged a year since then). s is a 'mark' of plurality, also d has a 'mark' of voicing. Marked only has two syllables in poetic or archaic usage.Īged has two syllables when used as a noun (some of the aged need motorised shopping trolleys), or as a "standalone" adjective (an aged relative). 1 Answer Sorted by: 4 This originates in linguistics with Trubetzkoy, who spoke of distinctive 'marks' (in the sense of 'indication').
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