How To Pronounce Life imprisonment
life imprisonment
In British English, life imprisonment is pronounced /ˌlaɪf.ɪmˈprɪz.ən.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌlaɪf.ɪ̃mˈpr̥ɪz.ə̃n.mə̃nt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌlaɪf.ɪmˈprɪz.ən.mənt/.
Life imprisonment has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the third syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
Life imprisonment has five syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Life imprisonment
How do you pronounce life imprisonment in British English?
In British English, life imprisonment is pronounced /ˌlaɪf.ɪmˈprɪz.ən.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌlaɪf.ɪ̃mˈpr̥ɪz.ə̃n.mə̃nt̚].
How do you pronounce life imprisonment in American English?
In American English, life imprisonment is pronounced /ˌlaɪf.ɪmˈprɪz.ən.mənt/.
How many syllables are in life imprisonment?
Life imprisonment has five syllables, /laɪf/ + /ɪm/ + /prɪz/ + /ən/ + /mənt/.
Where is the stress in life imprisonment?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /prɪz/.
Do British and American English pronounce life imprisonment the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌlaɪf.ɪmˈprɪz.ən.mənt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooOoo
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