Stress (linguistics)
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title:
Stress (linguistics)
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In linguistics, and particularly phonology, stress or accent is the relative emphasis or prominence given to a certain syllable in a word or to a certain word in a phrase or sentence. That emphasis is typically caused by such properties as increased loudness and vowel length, full articulation of the vowel, and changes in tone. The terms stress and accent are often used synonymously in that context but are sometimes distinguished. For example, when emphasis is produced through pitch alone, it is
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Linguistic emphasis on syllables or words
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_(linguistics)
date created:
2003-01-20T16:56:03Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T02:15:26Z
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