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Not all stressed syllables are of equal importance. Some stressed syllables have greater prominence than others, and form the nucleus, or focal point, of an intonation pattern. We may describe a nucleus as a strongly stressed syllable which marks a major change of pitch direction, i.e. where the pitch goes up or down.
LEECH, G.; SVARTVIK, J., 2012, p. 36.
So, it is very important
- A establish only one correct pronunciation of all words to speak correctly.
- B consider other possibilities of pronunciation to the same word.
- C verify great authors pronounciation.
- D study the origins of the word.
- E pronounce a word letter by letter.