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Lemma  accent 
Categoria grammaticale  N 
Lingua  inglese 
Opera  Sapir (1921) 
Sinonimi   
Rinvii  body of word (inglese)
consonant (inglese)
genius of language (inglese)
language (inglese)
syllable (inglese)
vowel (inglese)
word (inglese)  
Traduzioni   
Citazioni 

In many [...] languages, the single word is marked by a unifying accent, an emphasis on one of the syllables, to which the rest are subordinated. The particular syllable that is to be so distinguished is dependent [...] on the special genius of the language.
- Sapir (1921), a pag.35

Such features as accent, cadence, and the treatment of consonants and vowels within the body of a word are often useful as aids in the external demarcation of the word [...]
- Sapir (1921), a pag.35

 
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