stressed syllable
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstressandsyllable
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stress
noun
uk/stres/us/stres/
great worry caused by a difficult situation, or something that causes ...
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syllable
noun[C]
uk/ˈsɪl.ə.bəl/us/ˈsɪl.ə.bəl/
a single unit of speech, either a whole word or one of the parts into which a word can be separated, usually containing ...
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(Definition ofstressandsyllablefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofstressed syllable
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Although the relevant lengthening always occurs in astressedsyllable, we will see that lengthening cannot be explained by the position of stress.
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As noted earlier, long vowels are found only in thestressedsyllable.
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I use the term 'metrical foot' to refer to a unit which brings together some prominent element + say, astressedsyllablewith some unprominent element.
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Thus, while differences in vowel length may occur in thestressedsyllable, short vowels never occur word-finally or before voiced stops.
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The reduplicant appears where it is supposed to be, namely within thestressedsyllable.
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Since it requires that stressed syllables in general be heavy, it requires that thestressedsyllableof a trochee be heavy.
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This constraint ensures that the output contains astressedsyllablecorresponding to the head syllable of each morpheme.
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If astressedsyllableis underlying light, it becomes heavy on the surface, so that stress can avoid the foot-final mora.
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The black and light gray segments represent the percentage of cases for both variants preceding astressedsyllable.
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Here, thestressedsyllableis preceded by a heavy and a light, yet the heavy syllable is shortened.
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Only candidate (c) is left, despite having a mid-tonedstressedsyllable.
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The pitch rise is advanced toward thestressedsyllable, and there is a falling tonal contour on thestressedsyllable.
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While nouns tend to be preceded by an unstressed and followed by astressedsyllable, the reverse is true of verbs.
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The theory specifies that the unstressed syllable following thestressedsyllableis optional.
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The monosyllables were predominantly closed syllables whereas thestressedsyllableof disyllables were predominantly open.
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