本书是编者在对中国学生英语语音问题进行追踪观察、分析、归纳、总结的基础上编写而成的。全书共分五章：第一章是历史回顾，着重探讨了英语重音的发展变化及其原因；第二章是词汇重音，分析了日耳曼语与拉丁语的词汇重音区别；第三章讲的是词尾重音规则；第四章是关于合成词及其重音问题；第五章分析英语重音转移的规则。本书采用国际通用的Webster大词典的注音体系标注单词音标。本书分析全面，数据翔实，重点突出，适用于英语语音学者及其他英语爱好者。

The Study of English Stress

Chapter 1 A Historical Overview

1. English Vocabulary

1.1 Definition

1.2 The Structure of English Vocabulary

1.3 Assimilated Forms

1.4 Derivatives

1.4.1 Different Senses

1.4.2 Slang & Regional Variation

1.4.3 Abbreviations

1.4.4 Ad Hoc Compounds

1.4.5 Word Building — Living， Dying， and Dead Words

1.5 The Size of English Vocabulary

2. Conclusion

Chapter 2 Word Stress

1. Definition

2. Germanic 2-syllable Compound Words

3. Latinate 2-syllable Words

Chapter 3 Word Ending Stress Rules

1. Rules with No Exceptions

1.1 -tion

1.2 -ity

1.3 -ian

1.4 -ology

1.5 -ious/eous/uous

1.6 -sion/cion/xion

1.7 -ical

1.8 -ify

1.9 -graphy/grapher

1.10 -esce

1.11 -osis/isis/asis

1.12 -ician

1.13 -path/pathy

1.14 -itis

1.15 -yl

1.16 -lysis

1.17 -mony

1.18 -nion

1.19 -cracy

1.20 -genous/genize

1.21 -onomy

2. Rules with Exceptions

2.1 Endings in “ain”

2.2 Endings in “ate”

2.3 Endings in “ee”

2.4 Endings in “eer”

2.5 Endings in “ence”

2.6 Endings in “ese”

2.7 Endings in “que”

2.8 Endings in “ette”

2.9 Endings in “eur”

2.10 Endings in“ia”

2.11 Endings in “iate”

2.12 Endings in “ic”

2.13 Endings in “ience”

2.14 Endings in “io”

2.15 Endings in “ium”

2.16 Endings in “ive”

2.17 Endings in “oon”

2.18 Endings in “o”

Chapter 4 Compound Words and Stress

1. Compound Words: Stress on the First Word

2. Compound Words: Stress on the Second Word

Chapter 5 Shifting Stress

1. Introduction

1.1 What Is Functional Stress Shift?

— A Definition

1.2 Functional Stress Shift — The Latinate Words

1.3 Functional Stress Shift — The Germanic Words

1.4 Functional Stress Shift — The Hybrid Words

1.5 Functional Stress Shift — The Historical Context

1.6 The Use of French Words

1.7 Pronunciation

2.Noun-Verb Functional Stress Shift: The Latinate Part

2.1 No Conversion

2.2 Partial Conversion

2.3 Conversion

2.4 Special Section: 2-syllable words

3.Noun-Verb Functional Stress Shift: The GermanicPart

3.1 The Major Pattern

3.2 The Minor Pattern

3.3 Other Combinations

3.4 Germanic Root + Word

3.5 Unconverted Noun Forms

4.Noun-Verb Functional Stress Shift:The Hybrid Part

4.1 Latinate + Other Words

4.2 Germanic + Other Words

4.3 Other Multi-syllable Hybrid Words

4.4 Other Multi-syllable Words