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accentuation

accentuation

6.7
Putting extra stress on one syllable or word when speaking
  • noun
  • /ˌæksɛnˈtʃuːeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : acentuación
  • Otherwise, if rhythm in the sense of intonation and accentuation is most attended to, it should be the most important cue of speech monitoring and hence sensitive to DAF.
  • rhythm with accentuation
  • accentuation on the first

Examples

  • According to the DRH, at a 200-ms delay, we expected the reading time to be longer when the sequences were spoken with accentuation of the first syllable compared with speaking without accentuation.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The authors concluded that the failure to find an influence of accentuation on mean production time did not support the DRH.

    Academic text (2011)

  • According to Hypotheses 2 and 3, accentuation should be significant for both phoneme conditions with 200-ms delays but should not be significant for either phoneme condition with 400-ms delays.

    Academic text (2011)

  • However, no increased voice level was found when identical syllables had to be articulated with accentuation on every second syllable (i.e., when there was variation in rhythm).

    Academic text (2011)

  • The teacher explained the importance of proper accentuation when reading poetry aloud.

  • In English, the accentuation of certain words can change their meaning or importance in a sentence.

  • To improve her delivery, she practiced the accentuation of key phrases during her speech.

Synonyms

emphasis
vsaccentuation
  • Specialized
14 3.7

Stress that makes a syllable or musical note stronger

refers to the process of creating such importance in speech or writing
accent
vsaccentuation
13 3.5

Extra force on a syllable or musical note to make it stronger

covers emphasis more broadly across syllables words and writing
accenting
vsaccentuation
5.3

To give more attention to one part to make it stand out

is the process focused on syllables words or accents
rhetorical accent
vsaccentuation
7.8

A way of speaking that puts extra stress on certain words or tones to make a point

is the general process of emphasizing beyond rhetorical use
word stress
vsaccentuation
  • Specialized
3.9

Emphasis on one syllable when you say a word with more than one syllable

is wider, covering emphasis of words phrases or whole text
word accent
vsaccentuation
  • Specialized
6.7

The pattern of strong and weak syllables in a word with more than one syllable

focuses on the act of emphasizing parts rather than fixed patterns

Antonyms

to disregard
119 3.9

Ignore something or someone on purpose

neglect
100 3.5

Not caring for someone or something that needs care

Surface Forms

accentuation singular
accentuations plural

Morphology

accentuation = accentuate (transparent) = accent + uate + ion

Formed by nominalizing the verb 'accentuate' with '-ion', giving the straightforward meaning 'the act or process of emphasizing'.

Etymology

Accentuation comes from the Latin parts ad- 'to' and cantare 'to sing', and it is related to everyday words like accent and chant. So to accentuate a syllable is like 'singing toward' it, giving that syllable extra stress when you speak.