Lesson 3: Lexical Stress | English Phonetics for Academic Presentations

Welcome to Part 3 of a research-based training series on phonetics for academic presentations. This 5-part series covers essential speaking skills for multilingual presenters seeking to share findings on a global stage. In this video, we will cover a key factor (Field, 2005) in speaker intelligibility: lexical stress.

What is lexical stress?

Lexical stress is the way emphasis is placed on syllables within words. Lexical stress is a crucial speaking skill and listening skill because it helps us divide long stretches of speech into separate words. Watch this video to learn more!

References:

Field, John (2005). Intelligibility and the listener: The role of lexical stress. TESOL Quarterly 39(3), 399-423.