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combat defect exploit insult protest torment
commerce desert export intern rebel transfer

transport

increase [' inkr is] [in'kri:s]

insult [' insʌlt] [in'sʌlt]

impress ['impres] [im'pres]
inlay ['inlei] [in'lei]

transport ['træsnspɔ:t] [træns'pɔ:t] or [trəns'pɔ:t]

torment ['tɔ:ment] [tɔ:'ment] or [tə'ment]

combine ['kɒmbain] [kəm'bain]

conduct ['kɒndʌkt] [kən'dʌkt]

contrast ['kɒntra:st] [kən'tra:st]

11.4 Functions and tendencies of the English stress.
Typology of accentual structures

The numerous variations of English word stress are
systematized in the typology of accentual structure of English

words worked out by G.P. Torsuev [1960]. He classiies them
according to the number of stressed syllables, their degree or

character (the main and the secondary stress). The distribution of
stressed syllables within the word accentual types forms accentual

structures of words, e.g. the accentual type of words with two

equal stresses may be presented by several accentual structures:
'well-'bred, 'absent-minded or 'good-looking . Accentual types and

accentual structures are closely connected with the morphological
type of words, with the number of syllables, the semantic value of

the root and the prefix of the word.
The accentual types are:

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