“010 100” Stress Pattern in English (US)

The compound noun 'attorney general' is divided into six syllables: at-tor-ney gen-er-al. Stress falls on the second syllable of 'attorney' and the first syllable of 'general'. The word is of Latin origin.

The compound noun phrase 'lieutenant governor' consists of two independently syllabified words. 'Lieutenant' divides as lieu-ten-ant (3 syllables, stress on 'ten'), derived from Old French meaning 'placeholder.' 'Governor' divides as gov-er-nor (3 syllables, stress on 'gov'), from Latin gubernāre with agentive suffix '-or.' Total: 6 syllables. American IPA: /luːˈtɛnənt ˈɡʌvərnər/.

The phrase 'potential difference' is a compound noun phrase divided into syllables 'po-ten-tial' and 'dif-fer-ence', with primary stress on the first syllable of each word. Syllabification follows the Maximal Onset Principle and V-C split rules.

The phrase 'potential difference' syllabifies as po-ten-tial dif-fer-ence (3+3 syllables). 'Potential' has primary stress on the second syllable with the -tial suffix undergoing palatalization. 'Difference' has primary stress on the first syllable with a commonly reduced middle syllable. Both words follow standard English syllabification using the Maximal Onset Principle and morphological boundary rules. IPA: /pəˈtɛn.ʃəl ˈdɪf.ər.əns/.