| Lemma | accent |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Dik (1989) |
| Titolo | The theory of functional grammar. Part I: the structure of the clause |
| Sinonimi | |
| Rinvii | intonation (inglese) prosodic contour (inglese) tone (inglese) |
| Traduzioni | |
| Citazioni | In contrast to tone, accent is not an intrinsic feature of syllables, but a “holistic” property of larger constituents: words, phrases, clauses, or even whole sentences. Accent consists in the relative perceptual prominence of one syllable over the other syllables of such a larger constituent. |