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Stress in Compound Nouns
Unit 16; Part A
A compound noun is a fixed expression which is made up of more than oneword and which has the function of a noun. Some are written as twowords, some with a hyphen, and some as one word:
'crash ,barrier ,double-'glazing 'baby,sitter
Notice that some compound nouns have main stress on the first part and others have main stress on the second part.
Unit 16; Part B
The following types of compound noun usually have main stress on the first part:
Notice, however, that if the first part gives the material that thesecond part is made out of, main stress usually goes on the secondpart. Compare: ,cotton 'wool but: a 'cotton ,plant Exceptions are most compounds ending with -cake, -bread and -juice: 'cheesecake 'gingerbread 'orange ,juice
Exceptions: pe,destrian 'crossing ,ball 'bearing, ,thanks'giving
Exceptions: ,managing di'rector de,fining 'moment ,casting 'vote
Note: Other phrases may have the same forms, but are not compounds. In these, main stress usually goes on the second word. Compare: 'driving ,licence (a compound) but: ,driving 'rain (a normal adjective + noun) |
Unit 16; Part C
Most adjective + noun compound nouns have main stress on the second part and secondary stress on the first part: ,social se'curity ,hot po'tato ,absolute 'zero Exceptions: 'blind spot 'dental ,floss 'easy ,chair ' broadband 'greenhouse Note that this includes:
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