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Come pronunciare «contraposition» in inglese

contraposition si pronuncia ˈkɒntɹəpəˈzɪʃən, con accento principale sulla sillaba «KON». Ascolta madrelingua autentici pronunciarlo in 2 clip con sottotitoli sincronizzati e timestamp qui sotto.

ˈkɒntɹəpəˈzɪʃən

KON·trə·pə·zih·shən

Accento principale: KON

Accento:
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IPAˈkɒntɹəpəˈzɪʃən
SayKON-trə-pə-zih-shən
SillabeKON · trə · pə · zih · shən
Ascolta nel contestoUS
37:53

too small a part of the screen. It doesn't work that way. It works negatively by contraposition. Do you know what the contrapositive is?

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Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence

ˈkɒntɹəpəˈzɪʃən

Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution

Syl. 1Stress

KON

Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.

Syl. 2Unstressed

trə

Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.

Syl. 3Unstressed

pə

Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.

Syl. 4Unstressed

zih

Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.

Syl. 5Unstressed

shən

Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.

Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("KON"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.

Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes

⚠️ Intervocalic Tap / Flap [ɾ] in American English

The Trap: Pronouncing a hard, aspirated [tʰ] in casual conversation can sound overly formal in North America.

How Native Speakers Say It: In American English, a single "t" between vowels quickly taps against the alveolar ridge like a soft "d" ([ɾ]). In British English, maintain a crisp aspirated [tʰ].

Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow

🔗 Consonant-Vowel Linking (Liaison)

When "contraposition" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "contraposition is" sounds like "contraposition-iz").

⏱️ Stress-Timed Rhythm

Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "contraposition" aligns naturally with adjacent words.

📐 Morphological Stress Rule (-tion)

Shifts primary stress to the syllable immediately preceding "-tion".

Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context

Verified Transcripts
“It works negatively by contraposition.”
— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“to have a more concrete sense of their national identity in contraposition to the kind of bullying aggressive behavior they're seeing from China so I think”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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It works negatively by contraposition.

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The Inglese word “contraposition” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈkɒntɹəpəˈzɪʃən (phonetic respelling: KON-trə-pə-zih-shən). Phonologically, it consists of 5 syllables (KON · trə · pə · zih · shən), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (KON). Grammatically, “contraposition” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 2 authentic Inglese video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “contraposition” in natural connected speech across American (US: 2 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from MIT OpenCourseWare.

Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (2 Verified Clips)

  • 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWare
    Clip #1 · @37:53
    “too small a part of the screen. It doesn't work that way. It works negatively by contraposition. Do you know what the contrapositive is?”
  • 🇺🇸 US
    Clip #2 · @5:52
    “finally I think as far as the Filipino people are concerned they're beginning to have a more concrete sense of their national identity in contraposition to the kind of bullying aggressive behavior they're seeing from China so I think the kind of bullying aggressive behavior they're seeing from China so I think”

Definizione e significato: “contraposition”

Audio
NOUN
  • The statement of the form "if not Q then not P", given the statement "if P then Q".
  • Opposition; contrast.

Frasi di esempio nel contesto (3)

  • “Near-synonym: juxtaposition”
  • “It works negatively by contraposition.”
  • “to have a more concrete sense of their national identity in contraposition to the kind of bullying aggressive behavior they're seeing from China so I think”

Pronuncia: “contraposition”

Pronunciation:
KON-trə-pə-zih-shən
Sillabe:
KON · trə · pə · zih · shən
Written Hyphenation:
con · tra · po · si · tion
Accento principale:
KON
IPA:
ˈkɒntɹəpəˈzɪʃən
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Sinonimi: “contraposition”

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Parole con suono identico (Omofoni)

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Nessun omofono noto per "contraposition" (⁄ˈkɒntɹəpəˈzɪʃən⁄).

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Come si pronuncia «contraposition» in inglese?

«contraposition» si pronuncia ⁄ˈkɒntɹəpəˈzɪʃən⁄ (KON-trə-pə-zih-shən). Ascolta i video clip di madrelingua sopra per sentirla in una conversazione reale.

Quante sillabe ha «contraposition»?

«contraposition» ha 5 sillabe: KON · trə · pə · zih · shən.

Dov’è l’accento in «contraposition»?

L’accento principale in «contraposition» cade su «KON». Presta attenzione alla sillaba accentata nei video sopra.

Cosa significa «contraposition»?

The statement of the form "if not Q then not P", given the statement "if P then Q".

Come posso ascoltare «contraposition» in frasi reali?

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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “contraposition”?

Pronouncing a hard, aspirated [tʰ] in casual conversation can sound overly formal in North America. In American English, a single "t" between vowels quickly taps against the alveolar ridge like a soft "d" ([ɾ]). In British English, maintain a crisp aspirated [tʰ].