Accentuation, rythme et intonation expressive
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Une syllabe accentuée est plus longue, plus forte et plus aiguë que les autres.
On accentue les mots de contenu pour faire passer le sens principal.
Le rythme anglais repose sur la régularité des syllabes accentuées.
L'intonation peut transformer une phrase en question, en surprise ou en sarcasme.
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1. Which syllable is stressed in the word 'photograph'?
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Réponse : A — A. PHO
In 'photograph', the first syllable 'PHO' is stressed: PHO-to-graph.
2. In the sentence 'She is at the door.', which word is stressed?
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Réponse : D — D. door
Content words like 'door' are stressed; function words like 'she', 'is', 'at' are usually unstressed.
3. What is the rhythm of English?
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Réponse : B — B. Stress-timed
English is a stress-timed language: stressed syllables occur at regular intervals.
4. Which intonation pattern is typical for yes/no questions?
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Réponse : B — B. Rising
Yes/no questions usually have a rising intonation at the end.
5. In the verb 'present' (to give), where is the stress?
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Réponse : B — B. Second syllable
The verb 'preSENT' has stress on the second syllable, unlike the noun 'PREsent'.
6. Which sentence has a rising intonation?
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Réponse : B — B. Are you okay?
'Are you okay?' is a yes/no question, so it uses rising intonation.
7. In 'I want to go home', which words are stressed?
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Réponse : B — B. want, go, home
Content words 'want', 'go', 'home' carry the meaning and are stressed.
8. The word 'banana' has stress on which syllable?
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Réponse : B — B. Second
'Banana' is stressed on the second syllable: ba-NA-na.