Pronunciation of Prefixed Disyllabic Words (where the false prefix is inseparable from the word stem as a single lexical

unit) A. Disyllabic nouns as a single functional category Stress Pattern /10/ (the 50 most common words from a total of over 700 nouns) absence context adult* deluge adverb district colleague diphthong commerce effort complex expertforbear concept forehead congress foresight conscience impasse contents impulse * variant in /01/ infant influx inmate insect mischief onset outcome outcry outcrop outset outskirts precinct prefect prelate prescience presence product prologue pronoun proverb province reflex refuge subgroup substance subway suburb surplus transcript transept

Exceptions: Disyllabic nouns with the stress pattern /01/ abuse advice affair applause behalf bequest belief collage* complaint conceit constraint contempt defence descent dessert * variant in /10/ disease esquire event excuse expense extent infirm intent prestige pretence pursuit rapport recess recluse regime remorse reproof renown resource* restraint success suspense

B. Disyllabic verbs as a single functional category Stress Pattern /01/ (the 78 most common words from a total of over 1000 verbs) abet compose enrol impugn restore abuse combine excite insure restrain accept conjure exclaim offend restrict admit conspire excuse oppose resume allege conceive exhume oppugn retain allude deduce extol prefer submit appraise defend extort presume subsume arrive demand forbear recount suppose aspire deserve forbid reduce transgress attest defer forego refer tranship avow deter forestall refuse become disclose foretell rehearse begin dispel forget remind behead disperse forgive repay behold distort forsake reprove believe distrust forswear resign betray enact impose resist

Exceptions: Disyllabic verbs with the stress pattern /10/ conjure1 conquer differ destine edit enter injure prosper sever suffer

Note 1: /10/ to invoke the spirits/to summon by magic as opposed to the regular pattern /01/ to implore earnestly

C. Categorical stress opposition in prefixed disyllabic nouns/adjectives /10/ and verbs /(adj) /01/ having a common basic form. A single asterisk denotes in addition to the stress opposition the existence of a variant form for either the noun or the verb, or isomorphic transfer (the typical stress pattern for a category, noun or verb, derived from the other category with no modification), as in D.1.( *~ ) or D.2.( ~* ) below; a double asterisk denotes this persistence of transfer as in both in D.1. and D.2 (in these cases, strict stress opposition is obscured).

absent (adj~verb) abstract accent addict affect affix ~* ally** annex assay *~ collect combat ~* combine compact compound compress concert concord concrete ~* conduct confine

conflict conserve *~ conscript consort contact ~* content contest contract contrast converse
(n~verb,adj)

discharge *~ discount ~* discourse dispatch *~ dispute *~ escort ~* essay** exploit export ~* extract forecast ~* foretaste impact ~* implant import ~* impress imprint incense ~* increase** insult

invert object outlay outline ~* outrage perfect perfume ~* permit pervert prefix ~* presage ~* present
(n,adj~verb)

rebel recall *~ record redress *~ refund ~* regress reject relapse *~ remit *~ subject ~* suffix ~* survey** suspect torment transfer transport traverse** uplift construe

convert convict decrease** defect *~ desert *~ detail digest discard discord

proceed(s) produce progress project prospect ~* prostrate *~

(adj~verb)

premise ~* protest

D. Isomorphic tendency in derivations across functional categories: verbs derived from nouns retain the stress pattern /10/; nouns derived from verbs retain the stress pattern /01/ - so that in both cases, derived and deriving forms are phonologically identical (these lists are nearly exhaustive). 1. Stress pattern /10/ comfort comment compass concrete contour convoy deluge distance envy exile exit forfeit format invoice issue offer outfit outlaw preface prelude probate process profit programme prologue promise purpose rescue revel succour summon(s) surface surfeit surname traffic transit trespass umpire

2. Stress pattern /01/ accord account address advance affront amend(s) amount appeal approach array arrest assault assent assign assize attack attempt attire avail award collapse command compare concern consent control debate debauch decay decease decline decree default defeat delay delight demand demise demur design desire despair despatch diffuse discharge disdain disgrace disguise disgust dislike dismay dispatch display disquiet dissent distress distrust divide divorce eclipse effect embrace employ entail escape esteem excess exchange exhaust express miscue misdeal mistake mistrust preserve rebuff rebuke receipt recruit reform refrain regard regret release remain(s) remand remark remove repair repeal repeat reply report repose reprieve reproach repulse repute request reserve resolve resort respect respond result retort retouch retreat return revenge reverse revise review revoke revolt reward supply support surcease surprise surround