French/English Glossary of Linguistic Terms

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	abréger
	abréviation
	abruption
	absolu
	absorption1
	abstraction
	abstrait
	accent1
	accent2
	accent3
	accent chromatique
	accent lié
	accent non-rhotique
	accent rhotique
	accent syllabique

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stress accent

[Subentry of accent₁, stress₃]

Fr    accent₁, accent d'énergie, accent d'intensité, accent dynamique, accent expiratoire, accent tonique

Synonym(s): accent₁, dynamic accent, stress₁, stress accent

Related term(s): prominence

Domain: Phonology

Source(s): Ducrot & Todorov 1979[trans.]: 182 (tonic accent); Hartmann & Stork 1972: 81 (= expiratory accent, intensity accent); Hock 1986: 21; Matthews 1997: 4; Matthews 1997: 355; Onishi 1981: 571-572; Pei & Gaynor 1954: 70 (expiratory stress); Trask 1996: 336

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