What is word stress and how do we use it? In words with more than one syllable, there’s usually at least one syllable that sounds clearer or more obvious. Maybe it’s stronger, louder or higher. For ...

When we are first born, we can perceive all of the sounds of every language in the world. As we listen to our caregivers speak, even before we can communicate on our own, our ability to perceive all ...

Morphophonological alternations in English words such as able versus ability involve changes in both stress and vowel quality. This study examined how native speakers of Spanish and English produced ...