ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is Stress?
A
emphasis on words
B
emphasis on the sentence
C
emphasis of literature
D
emphasis on the novel
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In linguistics, and particularly phonology, stress or accent is the relative emphasis or prominence given to a certain syllable in a word or to a certain word in a phrase or sentence.

Detailed explanation-2: -Word stress, also called lexical stress, is an important suprasegmental feature in English because it determines so many other aspects of pronunciation. First, word stress determines which vowels in a word will be pronounced with a clear vowel vs. schwa.

Detailed explanation-3: -In music, an accent is an emphasis, stress, or stronger attack placed on a particular note or set of notes, or chord, either as a result of its context or specifically indicated by an accent mark. Accents contribute to the articulation and prosody of a performance of a musical phrase.

Detailed explanation-4: -It is l-o-n-g-e-r-com p-u-ter. It is LOUDER-comPUTer. It has a change in pitch from the syllables coming before and afterwards. It is said more clearly-The vowel sound is purer. It uses larger facial movements-Look in the mirror when you say the word.

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