1. Word stress for compound words
A. Compound noun
A compound noun is a noun made out of two nouns that form one word. In a compound noun, the most stress is on the stressed syllable of the first word.
Examples:
SEAfood (sea + food)
ICEland (ice + land)
TOOTHpaste (tooth + paste)
FOOTball (foot + ball)
BAsketball (basket + ball)
B. Compound adjectives
A compound adjective is an adjective made of at least two words.
Often, hyphens are used in compound adjectives. In compound adjectives, the most stress is placed in the stressed syllable of the second word.
Examples:
ten-MEter
rock-SOlid
fifteen-MInute
old-FAshioned
C. Compound verbs
A compound verb is when a subject has two or more verbs. The stress is on the second or on the last part.
Examples:
Matilda loves bread but deTESTS butter.
Sarah baked cookies and ATE them up.
Dogs love to eat bones and love to DRINK water.
D. Noun + compound nouns
Noun + compound Nouns are two word compound nouns. In noun + compound noun, the stress is on the first word.
Examples:
AIRplane mechanic
PROject manager
BOARD member
Noun + compound nouns是什么意思?
网友转贴的这部分是讲解合成词的重音位置的。对学习者掌握合成词的读音规则有一定帮助。但原文的叙述逻辑有错误。例如,该作者将一个主语带有二个谓语动词称为compound verbs显然是不妥的。另外,最后关于noun+compound noouns与举例不符。这是作者本身的错误。我建议网友根据作者举例了解合成词的重音位置就算达到目的,不必追究作者的标题错误。下面我将该作者的讲述内容重新整理,并添加部分内容,供网友参考。
1 当一个名词被形容词修饰作前置定语时,形容词和名词都带有重音。(用大写字母表示重读音节)例如:
an ENGlish TEAcher 一位英国的的老师(可能教数学)
a GOOD BOY
2 如果是名词作定语,则作定语的名词带有重音,中心名词失去重音。例如:
an ENGlish teacher. 一位英语老师(可能是中国人)
a SALES manager
a BOARD member
a SCHOOL bus
3 当名词+名词构成合成词时,仍然遵循名词作定语的重音规则,即第二个名词不再带有重音。例如:
a BLACKboard
a BEDroom
a PENcilbox
a FOOTball
4 现在分词作前置定语和形容词作定语一样,分词和名词都带有重音。例如:
a FALLing LEAF
a MOVing OBject.
a SLEEPing BEAUty
5 动名词作定语和名词作定语一样,动名词带有重音,中心名词失去重音。例如:
a MEETing room
a SEWing machine
a SLEEPing car (卧铺车厢)
其实,名词作定语和动名词作定语完全可以看作是合成名词。
6 合成形容词多由连字符连接。重音一般在后一个构词成分上。例如:
ice-COLD
rock-SOlid
burning HOT
old-FAshioned
three-legged (三条腿的)
7 作者所谓的合成动词其实并不是合成动词。从其举的例句来看,是指一个主语带有二个谓语时,句子的重音在最后一个实意动词上。
Matilda loves bread but deTESTS butter.
Sarah baked cookies and ATE them up.
Dogs love to eat bones and love to DRINK water.
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