Accent in Simple and Complex Words of English

Scholary Paper aus dem Jahr 2004 im Fachbereich Anglistik - Linguistik, Note: 1 (A), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (Institute for Anglistics/ American Studies), Veranstaltung: PS English Sounds and Letters - Past and Present, 8 Eintragungen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Englisch, Abstract: Word accent is a largely discussed field in modern linguistics. If one looks up the combination of the expressions 'word' and 'accent' in an Internet search engine like "Google", one receives thousands of different websites concerning this issue. In this paper, I want to put together all the important facts of accent in English words and at the same time try to avoid a too complex view on the many details of the topic. In this attempt, I will focus on words in isolation and will only take a small outlook on accent in connected speech.