BEYOND THE SEGMENT: STRESS, RHYTHM AND INTONATION
Unit 6: Beyond the Segment. Stress, rhythm and intonation
Unit 6 concentrates on suprasegmental aspects, such as stress, rhythm and intonation.
Introduction
We shall see how words are stressed in isolation and in the stream of speech. Likewise, the different exercises examine tonality, tonicity and tone as the main constituents of intonation, and their functions are explained in detail.