accent vs pitch accent

pitch accent vs accent

accent and pitch accent both are nouns.

accent is a verb but pitch accent is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
accent	Yes	No	Yes	No
pitch accent	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pitch accent is a hyponym of accent; that is, pitch accent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than accent:

accent: the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
pitch accent: emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness

Other hyponyms of accent include accentuation, tonic accent, word accent, word stress, sentence stress.

accent (noun)	pitch accent (noun)
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)	emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness
distinctive manner of oral expression
a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
special importance or significance

accent (verb)	pitch accent (verb)
put stress on; utter with an accent
to stress, single out as important

Difference between accent and pitch accent

Words related to "pitch accent"

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