| Lemma | accent |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Sapir (1921) |
| Titolo | Language |
| 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. 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 [...] |