固定重音语言
这个简单的练习体现了我们说英语非常重要的一个问题，就是，和其他音节语言不同，英语一种重音语言。
This simple exercise makes a very important point about how we speak and use English. Namely, English is considered a stressed language while many other languages are considered syllabic.
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这个简单的练习体现了我们说非常重要的一个问题，就是，和其他音节语言不同，一种重音语言。
This simple exercise makes a very important point about how we speak and use English. Namely, English is considered a stressed language while many other languages are considered syllabic.
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其他语言中，比如法语或者意大利语，每个音节都是同等重要的，他们也有重音，但是每个音节的长度是固定的。
In other languages, such as French or Italian, each syllable receives equal importance (there is stress, but each syllable has its own length).
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固定重音语言 fixed stress language
重音节拍语言 stress-timed language
以重音计时的语言 stress-timed language
重音节拍的语言 stress-timed rhythm
…且汉语是一种音调语言(tone language)。汉字有阴平、阳平、上声、去声及轻声五种声调，而英语则是一种重音语言(stress language)，英语单词有重读音节、非重读音节和次重读音节，句式上有降调、升调和平调的读法。
