Abstract:This article will analyze the causes of Chinese-accented English from the perspective of    English stress and rhythm. The article first introduces the functions of the stress and the rhythm, then, it gives a brief account of the Chinese-accented English. Chinese–accented English is the English with strong Chinese accent spoken by the Chinese English learners, the causes of Chinese-accented English are that the English learners often read the words only by its shape, and only in strong form, and ignore the liaison in English. Finally, the article tries to propose some effective countermeasures, such as pay more attention on pure English education and introduce foreign teachers, do more listening training, add the courses of stress and rhythm in basic education and correct the error of English stress and rhythm.

Keywords: Chinese–accented English; English stress; English rhythm

CONTENTS

Abstract

中文摘要

Introduction-1

1.Stress and Rhythm-1

1.1 Stress-1

1.1.1the Functions of the Stress-2

1.2Rhythm-3

1.2.1The Functions of The Rhythm-3

2.Chinese-accented English-4

2.1the Confusions of Chinese-accented English-5

3．Causes of Chinese-accented English-5

3.1the Words Are Read by Its Shape-5

3.2Strong Form Are Used in Chinese-accented English-6

3.3Liaison Are avoided in Chinese-accented English-6

4. Effective Measures and Solution to Problems of Chinese-accented English-7

4.1.Emphasis on Pure English Education and Introduce Foreign Teachers-7

4.2Strengthen Listening Training-7

4.3Add the Courses of Stress and Rhythm in Basic Education-8

4.4Correct the error of Stress and Rhythm-9

5.Conclusion-9