Accentual structure of English

In this course paper we shall treat some problems of accentual structure. . According to D.Crystal the terms "heaviness, sound pressure, force, power, strength, intensity, amplitude, prominence, emphasis, accent, stress" tend to be used synonymously by most writers. According to G.P. Torsuev the notions “stressed” and “prominent” should not be used synonymically. The effect of prominence is created by some phonetic features of sounds which have nothing to do with word or sentence stress.

Introduction……………………………………………………………………...3
Chapter I. English stress as a phenomenon. Types of syllables........................4
1.1 The nature of word stress and prominence........................................6
1.2 The placement of word stress............................................................8
Chapter II. The questions of typology of accentual structure...........................11
2.1 Degrees of stress and rhythmical tendency.......................................14
2.2 Functional aspects of word stress.....................................................16
2.3 Practical analysis showing the types of stress..................................19
Conclusion.......................................................................................................24
List of literature................................................................................................25