Stress, rhythm and intonation are inextricably linked. It is almost impossible to speak of any one of these aspects of spoken English without referring to the others. However it is clearly necessary for the sake of clarity to deal with each one individually. What I propose to do, then, is to begin with a brief overview of these interrelated questions and then go on to look at each one separately.
Look at the following sentence. What information is needed to be able to pronounce it correctly?
"There was a photographer at the corner of the street."[1]