Although the location of the stress placement in English is not fixed like the stress
placement of other languages, some stress patterns can be predicted. It is possible to
predict the location of the primary stress of the majority of English words (Ladefoged,
1993; Kreidler 1997). According to Kreidler (1997, p. 135), four important factors for
word stress patterns are (a) “the form class (noun, adjective, adverb, etc) of a word,” (b)
“the number of syllables in a word,” (c) “the distinction between the strong syllables and