| Lemma | stress system |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Hockett (1958) |
| Titolo | A Course in Modern Linguistics |
| Sinonimi | |
| Rinvii | stress (inglese) stress-level (inglese) |
| Traduzioni | |
| Citazioni | An accentual system in which the differences are largely in relative loudness or prominence is called a stress system, and the contrasting degrees of prominence are called stresses or stress-levels. The English accentual system is of this type. |