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emphasis vs pitch accent

pitch accent vs emphasis

emphasis and pitch accent both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
emphasis Yes No No No
pitch accent Yes No No No
As nouns, pitch accent is a hyponym of emphasis; that is, pitch accent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than emphasis:
  • emphasis: 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 emphasis include accentuation, tonic accent, word accent, word stress, sentence stress.
emphasis (noun) pitch accent (noun)
intensity or forcefulness of expression emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g.
special importance or significance
Difference between emphasis and pitch accent

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