ENG1505 Assignment 4 2025 – Due 8 August 2025

ENG1505 Assignment 4 2025 – Due 8 August 2025

Question 1
1.1 Identify three (3) words from the list below where word stress is on the last syllable when pronounced in Afrikaans.

effektief (ef-fek-TIEF)
kilometer (ki-lo-ME-ter)
episode (e-pi-SODE)

Question 2
2.1 Explain the difference in meaning between the two sentences below. Focus on
the placement of stress in each sentences (indicated by the bolded word in
italics). Does each sentence convey a different meaning? If so, what is that
meaning?

Het jy die deur gesluit – Stres op jy:
Emphasizes “you”, questioning whether you and not someone else closed the door.
Het jy die deur gesluit- Stres op die deur:
Beklemtoon “the door”, questioning whether the door and not, e.g., a window was
closed.

Question 3