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A '''stress-timed language''' is a language in which the [[language]] [[stress]] falls on the content words of the language - the [[noun]]s, [[verb]]s, [[adjective]]s and adverbs. The other parts of speech - conjunctions, [[pronoun]]s, [[modal verb]]s etc are reduced to [[weak form]]s in order to not disrupt the flow of the stress timing. | A '''stress-timed language''' is a language in which the [[language]] [[stress]] falls on the content words of the language - the [[noun]]s, [[verb]]s, [[adjective]]s and adverbs. The other parts of speech - conjunctions, [[pronoun]]s, [[modal verb]]s etc are reduced to [[weak form]]s in order to not disrupt the flow of the stress timing. | ||
| − | [[Standard English]] is a stress-timed language, although the degree of stress timing may vary with the [[accent]] used. | + | [[Standard English]] is a stress-timed language, although the degree of stress-timing may vary with the [[accent]] used. For example, [[Noah Webster]]'s influence may have resulted in [[General American]] may be less stress-timed than [[British English]]. |
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Revision as of 18:35, 19 May 2009
A stress-timed language is a language in which the language stress falls on the content words of the language - the nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. The other parts of speech - conjunctions, pronouns, modal verbs etc are reduced to weak forms in order to not disrupt the flow of the stress timing.
Standard English is a stress-timed language, although the degree of stress-timing may vary with the accent used. For example, Noah Webster's influence may have resulted in General American may be less stress-timed than British English.
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