French/English Glossary of Linguistic Terms

French word list

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	abruption
	absolu
	absorption1
	abstraction
	abstrait
	accent1
	accent2
	accent3
	accent chromatique
	accent lié
	accent non-rhotique
	accent rhotique
	accent syllabique
	accent tertiaire
	accent tonal

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accent (mark)

Fr    accent₃, accent graphique, signe diacritique

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Synonym(s): diacritic₂

Kinds: acute accent, circumflex accent, grave accent

Type of: diacritic₂

Source(s): Crystal 2003: 4 (#3); Hartmann & Stork 1972: 2; Matthews 1997: 4 (#1); Pei & Gaynor 1954: 5 (#2) (= written accent); Richards etal. 1992: 1 (#2); Trask 1996: 4 (# 7)

Sub-entries:

• acute accent
• circumflex accent
• grave accent

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English word list

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	abstract representation
	abstraction
	abstractness
	accent1
	accent2
	accent3
	accent4
	accent (mark)
	accented
	accentology
	accentuable
	accentual
	accentuate
	accentuated
	accentuation

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