By Ruth Wickham, Training Fellow, IPGKDRI

The MEANING is in the Stress

One Sentence, Different Meanings Are you going to eat THAT? [Meaning: it’s so big! / it’s disgusting!] Are you going to EAT that? [Meaning: I’m not sure that it’s really ‘food’!] Are YOU going to eat that? [Meaning: I thought you bought it for me!] ARE you going to eat that? [Meaning: you are sitting here just looking...]

Stress-Timed Language Dogs chase cats The dogs chase cats The dogs chase the cats The dogs will chase the cats The dogs will be chasing the cats

♫Beat and Rhythm ♫ I was talking to Brian when I ran into Sue. I was waiting for Jack when I saw Mary Lou. They were cleaning the house when I knocked at the door. He was dusting a lamp when it fell on the floor. She was learning to drive when I met her last May. She was buying a car when I saw her today.

She felt very happy when she left the store, she had never bought a computer before.

She NEver -PUTer be- FELT very HAPpy when she LEFT the STORE, she had BOUGHT a com- -FORE

He felt very nervous when he knocked on the door. He had never gone out on a date before.

he FELT very NERvous when he KNOCKED on the DOOR. he had NEver gone OUT on a DATE be- FORE.

She felt very weak and her throat was sore. She had never had the ‘flu before.

She FELT very WEAK and herTHROAT was SORE. She had NE-ver HAD the ‘FLU be-FORE.

He felt very proud when his guests asked for more. He had never baked a pie before.

He FELT very PROUD when his GUESTS asked for MORE. He had NEVER BAKED a PIE be--FORE.

She felt very foolish when her food hit the floor. She had never eaten with chopsticks before.

She FELT very FOOL-ish when her FOOD hit the FLOOR. She had NEV-er EAT-en with CHOP-sticks be--FORE.

He looked very scared when it started to roar. He had never been close to a lion before.

He LOOKED very SCARED when it START-ed to ROAR. He had NEV-er been CLOSE to a LI-on be--FORE.

She was very annoyed when he started to snore. He had never made so much noise before.

She was VER-y an-NOYED when he START-ed to SNORE. He had NEV-er MADE so much NOISE be--FORE.

He was very surprised when he opened the drawer. He had never seen so much money before.

He was VER-y sur--PRISED when he OP-ened the DRAWER. He had NEV-er SEEN so much MON-ey be--FORE.

Sense of Direction Rap oooo I‘ve a terrible sense of di-rection oooo I never know which way to go oooo This way, or that way, This way or that way oooo I never know which way to go. oooo I think that it’s this way, But maybe I’m wrong oooo maybe it’sthat way, Butmaybe I’mwrong oooo I never know which way to go.

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