Stress, Intonation, and Juncture

• Stress refers to the relative emphasis/prominence given to a certain syllable in a word or to a certain word in a phrase or sentence
• Rising intonation - used to answer a yes or no question, may use with sentences ending with please
• Falling Intonation - used for a statement, an answer (statement) for a question
• Juncture refers to breaks or pauses in speech that indicates words or other grammatical units
• Three symbols of Juncture:

  • Single Bar Juncture (/) - Indicates need for SLIGHT pause between thought groups
  • Double Bar Juncture (//) - Indicates a LONG pause (,)
  • Double Cross Juncture (#) - A drop in pitch; need for semicolon, colon, or period