In this post I'll show you some key concepts to learn to accentuate. You will learn the following:
Differentiate between stress and accent. Differentiate between and unstressed syllable. distinguish and learn to accentuate the words sharp, flat, and sobreesdrújulas proparoxytone. basic rules and exceptions. Diphthongs, triphthongs and hiatuses. The tilde in compound words. Acetnuaciones doubles. incorrect accents. Other considerations. different accents and tilde The accent is the most intensity we utter a syllable in the word. We have to differentiate it from the tilde or accent checker which is a graphic sign "'" we put on only a few words.
Dinner has an accent that falls on the first syllable "ce" but has no accent.
Amber has an accent that falls on the first syllable "am" and also an accent because it is flat and ends in r, but then we will see these rules.
stressed and unstressed syllables. The syllable in a word bears the accent syllable is called, which has not called unstressed.
syllables are classified by the emphasis on: tonic or strong: those which are pronounced with greater intensity because therein lies the principal stress, and unstressed or weak: the unstressed, pronounced with a lower intensity. Almost every word, analyzed individually, have an accent that may appear on one of the last four syllables, where polysyllabic, and even if you have one, it is strong.
is essential to emphasize the time, you recognize the stressed syllable of each word. After locating the stressed syllable, to look out the position in the word. According to this position, the words will be sharp (if-
llon ), flat (
lá-piz) proparoxytone (
mu-si-ca) or sobreesdrújulas (ed
-me-te-lo). Acute
, plain and proparoxytone. acute words are those whose emphasis is on the last syllable and accent if they end in a vowel, no s. For example: the ostrich or violin.
plain words are those whose emphasis is on the penultimate syllable are accented if they end in a consonant which is no s. For example, sugar or virus.
words and proparoxytone
sobreesdrújulas are those whose emphasis is on the penultimate syllable (
proparoxytone ) or on prior to this (
sobreesdrújulas ) and is always accentuated. For example: scientific, telephone or easily.
Basic Rules and Exceptions. The spelling or tilde accent is always placed on a vowel, the syllable with the accent phonetically.
Castilian is used only in the form of 'acute accent', so that the only existing forms are A and I or ú.
Two members can not share followed strong syllable (ma-ES-ter, with-TRA-er). Forman hiatus (two syllables) and follow guidelines. All words that do not follow these rules have an orthographic accent, which indicates where the accent falls phonetic.
Capital letters should be written with accents if they take appropriate under the rules of written accent in English, whether it's words written entirely in capital letters as if it is only the initial capital (capital letter).
The only case that are not emphasized as part of the acronym, so, CIA (English acronym of Central Intelligence Agency) has no accent, although the gap between the tonic vowel and unstressed vowel would, according to rules accentuation, tick the i.
The monosyllables (either unstressed or not) accents. Exceptions monosyllables that match those in your script with other unstressed, in which case tick is placed in monosyllables. This is called a tilde diacritical tilde.
The tilde diacritic placed over certain words to distinguish between different meanings of the word, according to whether tonic or atonic. The tilde is placed over the word tonic but as general rules applicable not put accent. There are several categories:
- tonics monosyllables that coincide in their spelling with other unstressed:
- more (adverb of quantity): I want more food .
- more (adversative conjunction with the meaning of but ): you paid, but not enough .
- you (personal pronoun): is necessary that you come .
- your (possessive adjective): Give your wallet .
- he (pronoun staff): Were you with him? .
- the (article): The wine is good
- me (personal pronoun): All this is for me .
- my (possessive adjective): Bring my calendar.
- my (common name): Concerto in E flat major oboe .
- yes (adverb of affirmation): He does wanted. Yes
- (reflexive pronoun): pulled him .
- if (conjunction Conditional) come if I want.
- if (combination of direct interrogative): Ask him if he wants to come .
- if (common name): Concerto for piano and orchestra in B flat .
- give (from the verb to , when a pronoun is joined, also is accentuated): Give me the money .
- of (preposition).
- know (from the supermarket or know): I know nothing , I know a little more polite .
- is (personal and reflexive pronoun).
- tea (common name): Get me a tea .
- you (personal pronoun): I'll give .
- to avoid confusion, what is known as amphibology (if there is no confusion, we can do without the tilde):
- still (temporal adverb or as to the meaning of them yet ; to ) Still has not arrived? .
- even (other cases): Not even he could do .
- only (adverb equivalent to only ): only want me for that .
- only (adjective to mean unaccompanied ) not be alone.
Determinants and demonstrative pronouns: pronouns - it, it , that , that , and that it and plurals, accents to differentiate the determinants equivalent. Determinants
- this , this , that , that , and that and their plurals that do not use accents ever.
- this , that and accents that not ever, since they are always pronouns.
Keep in mind that accents never demonstrative pronouns that act as a history of a relative pronoun filed no comma between them: Those who brought right not to .
- in questions, exclamations or expressions of dubious character (also in sentences that present an interrogative tone or hesitant, even without punctuation admiration) are also emphasized:
- how : do not! , I wonder what will come .
- what : This is the room in which they were , What's yours? .
- who : Who said so?
- what : Ask what you should , not know what to do .
- where : Where did you go to borrow money! .
- when : Do it when you have time , When are you coming? .
- how , how : not tell you how ridiculous you , How many things did you bring? .
- why (interrogative particle): Why you coming? .
- that (atonic group formed by the preposition by more relative pronoun or subordinating conjunction that ). In the first case it is possible to insert a particular article: What is the reason why (the) you left? . The second occurs when the antecedent verb governed by the preposition : He decided to come Pepe .
- because (causal subordinating conjunction [unstressed]). I'll ask because I , Because I love you ...
- why (name): This is the reason for its decision .
- the fact that such words are in an interrogative or exclamatory sentence does not mean they make sense exclamatory or interrogative. If they do not, must not carry tilde:
- it you who did it? (the question asks you )
- will come when I tell you!
Diphthongs, triphthongs and hiatuses. A diphthong is the combination of two vowels within a syllable, one of which will always be a vowel (iou). Therefore, when we observe that the two vowels appear together within a single syllable is open (a, EUO), we can say that there is no diphthong. For example, there diphthong in words like a-Vion, Jai-me, leather-po, widows do ... but not in he-ro-e, a-ho-ra ... There are three types of diphthongs:
rising diphthongs, formed by a vowel plus a vowel: ia, ie, io, ua, ue, uo. falling diphthongs, formed in turn by a vowel plus a vowel: ai, ei, oi, au, eu, ou. When at the end of the word, the diphthongs ai, ei and oi are written ay, ay and oy, respectively. diphthongs formed by two vowels, as iu, ui (uy latter is written when it is at the end of word [except in the case of benzoin and some other more rare]). For the purposes of emphasis, as subsequent studies, the groups formed by iu or ui diphthongs are always considered. The accentuation of diphthongs follow the rules. Therefore, if the accent falls on one-syllable word with diphthong, and this corresponds to a tick under general rules, the tilde is placed over the vowel (a, EUO). Some examples: co-rréis, bone-ped ...
When two vowels which are in contact (ui or iu), for purposes of emphasis, it is considered that this is a diphthong. Just as for the rest of the diphthongs, diphthong if this corresponds to a tilde, this is placed in the second element: ben-hui cui-da-te, je-sui-ti-co, des-Trui, but je-sui-ta, will destroy ...
There are exceptions to this last rule. The verbal forms fled, you flee, fled, fled and were fleeing (and their equivalents the verb flow) are accentuated.
The personal names and surnames of Catalan origin iu ending in-o-ius, prosodic accent on the i is written without accent: Montoliu ...
also be written without accent the sharp words ending in au, eu and ou. It is usually patronymic of Catalan origin: Aribau, Salou, Bernabeu ...
and preceded the vowel at the end of a word is considered a consonant for the purposes of emphasis, so that all sharp words ending in diphthongs ay, ey and oy are written without a tilde (gibberish, Viceroy ...) . Not its plural form sharp words ending in s. Treble terminated uy (generally toponyms as Bernuy) follow the same rule and no accent (it does benzoin).
A triphthong
appears when there are two, but three vowels that appear within the same syllable. The voice at the center is always open, whereas the ends are closed. There are seven possible triphthongs:
uai (written triphthong uay when this is the end of word): a-ve-ri-guáis, U-ru-cool ... uei (EJU when you are writing a word-final): a-see-ri-güéis ... iai: i-ni-Ciais ... IEI: i-ni-ciéis ... iau: meow ... IOI: hyoid ... wow, wow ... In triphthongs follows the general rule of diphthongs. Place the tick in the open vocal triphthong: a-ve-ri-guáis, li-cuéis ...
triphthongs In acute ending in-y-EJU uay follow the same standards listed in the diphthongs respect to the final and therefore not emphasized words like ox, Uruguay ...
The presence of interspersed h does not negate the possible existence of a diphthong or triphthong.
When two vowels are in contact within a word, but not part of the same syllable, it is said that there is a hiatus
. There are three types of hiatus: hiatus
produced by the meeting of two vowels. Whenever there are two vowels, there is a gap: re-hen, al-of-a ng le ... hiatus caused by the encounter of a tonic vowel at the front or back of an unstressed vowel: ba-hi-a, o-t-do, fan-ta-yeah-a ... hiatus caused by the collision of an unstressed vowel to open root (gui-ng, tru-have ...). Is the less common case. It is always sharp words ending in a vowel or n. If the gap is the union of two vowels, the tilde is positioned as general rules: you-on-a-gu co-lo ...
If vowel is closed, and the possible diphthong was undone because it is loaded on the strength of word pronunciation, the accent is placed on the vowel, whether it is entitled under the general rules : ca-t-da, are "re-IR, re-ú-no, ba-ra-Hungarian-da ...
When the stressed vowel is open, place the tilde over it, since it is always sharp words ending in a vowel or n: Lie, Zion, rogue ...
As already mentioned, the encounter between two vowels, for purposes of emphasis, is regarded as a diphthong.
The tilde in compound words. If the compound word from a union of two simple words, only takes a tick if the last component corresponds to the compound word carry: contrapié, seventeenth, chisels, radio ... (Tilde always loses the first component of the same although the lead when it was simple: also, seventeenth, riding ...).
If the words are joined by hyphen (keeping the first invariant the singular masculine ending), each word retains its accent if I already had pre-physical-chemical Anglo-Soviet ...
If so adverbs formed by adding the suffix-mind (which are actually two accents), remains the tilde of the adverb adjective incurred if you already had: agile-mind quickly. ..
When a verb form and had accents are added one or more pronouns, the accent remains: give-me-be moved ...
If bringing together a verbal form that has no tilde with one or more pronoun is a word antepenultimate or sobreesdrújula, we must put it: let's go (to go), give it (da), deliver (delivery) ...
Double accents. - have double stress the following keywords. It is recommended as the first column:
| socket | | socket |
| driver | | driver |
| | conclave | conclave |
| dynamo | | |
dynamo | Fútbol | | Futbol |
| gladíolo | | gladiolo |
| medulla | | medulla |
| olimpiada | | olimpíada |
| omóplato | | omoplato |
| osmosis | | osmosis |
| wick | | wick |
| staff | | staff |
| period | | |
period | rheumatism | | rheumatism |
- words ending in-IACO / -Iaco (and corresponding female). The first is preferable:
| Austrian | | Austrian |
| police | | police |
| Zodiac | | Zodi ; aco |
| ammonia | | ammonia |
| heart | | heart |
- is also double emphasis in the present indicative of some verbs. Follows, as usual, the first recommended pronunciation (only shows the first person):
| understand that by joining | | affiliated |
| help | | help |
| council | | |
council | expatrio | | expatrío |
| glorio | | glorío |
| vanaglorio | | vanaglorío |
| extasío | | extasio |
Acentuaciones incorrectas.
- incluyo aquí una serie de palabras que se acentúan in two different ways, but the Royal Academy considers only correct one. I honestly believe that the use has given letter of nature to many of the accents are not recognized by the Academy. Anyway, here are (in the first column I put the right way, and the second is incorrect):
| expeditious | | expeditious |
| libido | | libido |
| pristine | | pristino |
| intervalo | | intervalo |
| Mondariz | | Mondariz |
| Trevélez | | Trévelez |
| Nobel | | Nobel |
| accésit | | accésit |
| cenit | | cenit |
| coctel | | cóctel |
| elite | | Elite |
| futile | | futile |
| tactile | | tactile |
| Sahara | | Sahara |
| mester | | mester |
- verbs whose infinitive ends in -fourth or guar lead on the final syllable diphthong. Therefore, the verb conjugation evacuate da e-va-cuo and not e-va-Cu-O . The only exceptions to this rule are verbs and promiscuous blending , although with a diphthong in the infinitive, produce hiatuses in the conjugation (here yes that is true li-Cu-O ).
The other verbs ending in-uar , even taking on the final syllable diphthong produce hiatuses in conjugacióny will say ha-bi-tu-o not ha-bi -tuo .
Other considerations. - uppercase tilde must wear them whenever appropriate. Such are the New Rules of Prosody and Spelling , the regulatory text published by the RAE in 1959 and is the basis of Spelling . It is true, however, that the Outline of a new English Language Grammar , legal text of 1974, the standard is lowered to a recommendation.
- verb forms was , I , saw and gave no accents because it is monosyllabic. Although once they are labeled, the latest spelling rules of the RAE (1959) corrected this exception.
- conjunction or carrying only tilde when linking numbers (if you type at your figure, not letter).
- Latin words have entered the Castilian accent placed her under the general rules ( formulary , curriculum, accésit ...).
- words and proper names from other languages \u200b\u200bretain their original spelling, if these languages \u200b\u200bare written in Latin alphabet. May worsen following the English regulations if permitted by their original spelling pronunciacióny: Wagner or Wagner .
- case of geographical names, it follows the old rule has been Hispanicized unless the term, in which case they are accentuated by the general rules (which is known exonyms as Paris, Aachen , Milan , Lérida ...).
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