word stress
- noun
- /wɜrd strɛs/
- Specialized
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acento
- Understanding the rules of word stress can help improve your pronunciation.
And so I think the word stress in itself can be problematic for some people.
- And so I think the word stress in itself can be problematic for some people.
Examples
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And so I think the word stress in itself can be problematic for some people.
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Paul had begun lecturing, and as I made my way to a seat, he was asking a question about classical Latin word stress and finished the query with my name: "...
Academic text (1999) -
In English, the first syllable of the word stress is often stressed when pronounced.
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Different languages have varying patterns of word stress, which can affect comprehension.
Synonyms
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3.7
Stress that makes a syllable or musical note stronger
The pattern of strong and weak syllables in a word with more than one syllable
Putting extra stress on one syllable or word when speaking
Antonyms
How Stressed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'stress' (accentuation) applied to a 'word' yields 'word stress' (accent on a syllable of a word). This noun+noun descriptive pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows standard English composition, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand it.
Etymology
The phrase word stress is like putting extra stress or a strong 'emphasis' on one part of a word when you say it. Because that part becomes louder or longer, changing word stress can change the word's 'meaning'.