英语重读和轻读的实证研究

以英国前首相特蕾莎·梅的讲话"新春祝福"的音频作为素材,通过声波软件转化成声波图,分析各个音节对应的声波,旨在探讨英语重读和轻读的规律。实证测得实义词的音节重读程度显著大于虚词的音节,证明英语虚词要轻读,实义词要重读;同时测得不同实义词获得的重读程度不一,构成有声英语高低起伏的语流。

Based on the audio of former British Prime Minister Teresa’s speech"Happy New Year",this paper analyzes the sound waves corresponding to each syllable by using acoustic wave software. The results show that the stress degree of the content words is significantly higher than that of the function words,which proves that the English function words should be pronounced lightly while the content words should be stressed,which makes the ups and downs of the spoken English.