accentuation
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- noun
- /ˌæksənˈtʃuːeɪʃən/
:
acentuación
- According to self-categorization theory, the outcome of the process of self-categorization is an accentuation of (a) the similarities between self and other in-groupers and (b) the differences between self and out-groupers (e.g., self-stereotyping).
Examples
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Students' dialect presented itself in different ways, such as the tempo of speech, accentuation, and use of slang.
Academic text (2005) -
Since the late colonial period, political mobilization in Africa has typically coincided with the accentuation of communal or factional allegiances.
Academic text (1992) -
Those are accessories; they are accentuations.
Blog text (3) -
This identification results in the accentuation of the perceived similarities between the self and the other in-group members.
Academic text (2006) -
The accentuation of Mariana's ownership implies Jose Claudio's lack of ownership, which results in his not belonging and his lack of control.
Academic text (1997) -
Although tempi were reasonably similar, the accentuation of the tempo differed between selections.
Academic text (2004) -
The death of settler society in Jamaica also signaled an accentuation of the already difficult situation that white women faced in a society where the institution of marriage was beset with intractable problems.
Academic text (1994) -
As Michael Hechter has argued, the market's accentuation of regional differences can create national differences, thereby not only leading to competition but also actually generating the drive toward independence as the only solution to the perceived inequities of capitalist relations.
Academic text (1992) -
The processes of class formation coincided during the nineteenth century with ongoing social transformations, including the accentuation of individualism, the breakdown of religious hierarchies, and alterations in the role of the family.
Academic text (1992) -
In her speech, she placed an accentuation on the importance of kindness and understanding.
Synonyms
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3.1
Attention that makes something stand out
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5.5
Making something stronger or more intense
To give more attention to one part to make it stand out
Giving extra attention to something to show it is important
A way of speaking that puts extra stress on certain words or tones to make a point
Antonyms
How Emphatic
Surface Forms
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 also comes from the Latin parts ad- 'to' and cantare 'to sing', and the same root is in accent, which marks what is important. So to accentuate something is to give it special attention or make it stand out.