Deaccent
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Deaccent is a verb meaning (transitive, phonetics) To remove the accent or stress from (a syllable).
Meaning
(transitive, phonetics) To remove the accent or stress from (a syllable).
Example Sentences
Suprasegmentally, there is a tendency to de-accent information which is repeated, a prominent stressing of demonstratives these and this, and modals and auxiliaries such as should and will, plus a rise-fall intonation that gives a ‘lilting’ quality.
Word Forms
- deaccents
- deaccenting
- deaccented
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unaccent, deemphasise, deaffricate, de-emphasize, deemphasize, deattenuate.
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