Stress in Nouns

A.  Stress related to Word Class

-----  nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs

-----  exceptions   

(a)  Stress in Nouns

(i)  For bi-syllabled nouns, the stress is on the first syllable:

'stranger    'window    'father     'brother    'sister     'doctor   'payment

Exceptions

de'cade     di'stress    

(ii)  For poly-syllabled nouns

Examples:

po'tato     to'mato      a'partment    di'saster     ho'rizon   

intepre'tation     trans'lation     transfor'mation     re'lationship

Exceptions

'interview        'character