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the rhythm of english

what's the rhythm of english,would you like to teach me ?

Asked by Arielfung on 21:51, 05/07/2008 - 108 views
Learn English , using English      Tags: Pronunciation
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Hi, the easiest way to learn the rhythm is to watch some TV shows in English with your own langauge subtitles. That way you will hear the different tones and accents.
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Rhythm of English varies with your emotion like Chinese. And it varies with nationality like British or American. Start to think in English if you want to catch the rhythm.
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One key thing to know about the rhythm of English is that words are stressed for emphasis and to change the meaning of a sentence.
For example, "Did she STEAL (emphasis) the book?" would imply "Did she steal the book or did she do something else to it?"
while "Did she steal the BOOK?" would mean "Did she steal the book or did she steal something else?"

The best way to learn this kind of thing is to have people go through sentences with you and explain how the stress changes the meaning of each sentence, and then practice it on your own.
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