Nouns used in a wide, unspecific sence are normally unaccented
The word "street" is unaccented when it forms part of a place name
Nouns used in a wide, unspecific sence
With "street"
They may take their own particular accentual pattern
Collocations
Set Phrases
The accent tends to fall on the NOUN about which something is said, rather than on the following content word.
Announcements
ENGLISH ACCENTUATION& USAGE
When an explicit contrast is expressed, the elements which are in oposition attract the accent, leaving the repeated elements unaccented
Special meanings, such as emphasis, can be conveyed by varying the rule of accentuation of content and structural words.
EMPHATIC & CONTRASTIVE PATTERNS
Accent in Connected Speech
Word Accent
Difficult points to the Spanish learner
Knowledge of whether a word should be accented or not
Constant and systematic practice
Selection of good models
Try to get the "feel" of the problem
Suggestions
Both have free accentMore Variable ---- Less Variable
English vs Spanish
TEACHING PROBLEMS
