95 ° In all except Friesian the pronunciation with sh is traditional in RP and therefore the most widely acceptable. The pronunciation with zh is also generally acceptable. 2.24 stress =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 1. The position of the stress accent is the key to the pronunciation of many English polysyllabic words. If it is known on which syllable the stress falls, it is very often possible to deduce the pronunciation of the vowels. This is largely because the vowels of unstressed syllables in English are subject to reduction in length, obscuration of quality, and, quite often, complete elision. Compare the sound of the vowel in the stressed syllable in the words on the left with that of the vowel in the same syllable, unstressed, in the related words on the right: a: hum nity hЈman mon rchic mўnarch practic lity pr ctically(ic'ly) secret rial s‚cretary (-try) e: pres‚nt (verb) pr‚sent (noun) prot‚st protest tion myst‚rious mystery (=myst'ry) i: satЎrical s tirist combЎne combin tion anxЎety nxious (=anksh'ous) o: ecўnomy econўmic oppўse ўpposite histўric hЎstory (=hist'ry) u: luxЈrious lЈxury indЈstrial Ўndustry 95
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