In unemphatic sentences, the nucleuscan choose to keep the final preposition and pronoun in their weak form.. Without changing the meaning of the utterance, the speaker can also choose t
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can choose to keep the final preposition and pronoun in their weak form Without changing the meaning of the utterance, the speaker can also choose to apply
preposition is buttressed, its strong form should be used
E.g a I’ve been WAITing for you
b
If the pronoun gets stressed, then the sentence becomes contrastive This is possible only if the context
requires a contrast We have got to fight the Spanish tendency of stressing the last
create unnecessary contrasts, which may confuse the listener
E.g I’ve been waiting for
Practise!
Read out these sentences You should be
change the nucleus!
• Prepositio + Pronoun
• Pronoun + Prepositio +
Buttressing
s should go on the las e ical item (normally a noun or a verb) The speaker can choose to keep the final preposition and pronoun in their weak form Without changing the meaning of the utterance, the speaker can also choose to apply b t res ing
preposition is buttressed, its strong form should be used
ing for you
ing for you
If the pronoun gets stressed, then the sentence becomes contrastive This is possible only if the context
requires a contrast We have got to fight the Spanish tendency of stressing the last word so as not to
create unnecessary contrasts, which may confuse the listener
ing for YOU Contrastive: ‘not her’
Read out these sentences You should be able to read them with and without buttressing Pay special attention not to
No but res ing
He was
He was
He was
a.He’s reVISing for it
He’s re
He’s
c.He’s setting his MIND to it
He’s
+ Pro oun
No but res ing
She’s
Mary’s
a.GIVE it to me
GIVE
THROW
She cor
She MAILED
He ASKED
He SENT
Prof Francisco Zabala - 2014
(normally a noun or a verb) The speaker can choose to keep the final preposition and pronoun in their weak form Without changing the meaning of the
(i.e to ‘strengthen’ the preposition) If the
No buttressing
Buttressing
If the pronoun gets stressed, then the sentence becomes contrastive This is possible only if the context
word so as not to
able to read them with and without buttressing Pay special attention not to
But res ing
He was LOOKing at you
He was TALKing to her
He was SCREAMing at them
He’s reVISing for it
He’s having a GO at it
He’s setting his MIND to it
But res ing
She’s BROUGHT them for you
y’s COOKed them for me
GIVE it to me
THROW it at them
She corRRECTed it for me
MAILED it to them
ASKED me for it
SENT you for it