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accent vs prosody

prosody vs accent

accent and prosody both are nouns.

accent is a verb but prosody is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
accent Yes No Yes No
prosody Yes No No No
As nouns, prosody is a hypernym of accent; that is, prosody is a word with a broader meaning than accent:
  • accent: the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
  • prosody: the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
Other hypernyms of accent include inflection.
accent (noun) prosody (noun)
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) the study of poetic meter and the art of versification
distinctive manner of oral expression the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation (prosody) a system of versification
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
special importance or significance
accent (verb) prosody (verb)
put stress on; utter with an accent
to stress, single out as important
Difference between accent and prosody

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