Stress (linguistics)

in linguistics, relative emphasis given to a syllable or other speech element

in phonology, changes in the acoustic quality of sounds which are perceived as "weakening"

In linguistics, a proparoxytone (, ) is a word with either stress (in stress-based languages) or a high accent (in languages with a pitch accent) on the antepenultimate syllable (that is, the third-to-last syllable). Examples of this in English are the words words "cinema" and "operational". It contrasts with paroxytone (on the penultimate second-to-last syllable), and oxytone (on the ultimate last syllable).

In linguistics, a paroxytone (, ) is a word with either stress (in stress-based languages) or a high accent (in languages with a pitch accent) on the penultimate syllable (that is, the second-to-last syllable). An example of this in English is the word potato. It contrasts with proparoxytone (on the antepenultimate third-to-last syllable), and oxytone (on the ultimate last syllable).

In linguistics, an oxytone (; , , ) is a word with either stress (in stress-based languages) or a high accent (in languages with a pitch accent) on the ultimate syllable (that is, the last syllable). Examples of this in English are the words correct and reward.

weaker of two degrees of phonological stress

phonetic phenomenon