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pitch accent vs emphasis

emphasis vs pitch accent

pitch accent and emphasis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pitch accent Yes No No No
emphasis Yes No No No
As nouns, emphasis is a hypernym of pitch accent; that is, emphasis is a word with a broader meaning than pitch accent:
  • pitch accent: emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness
  • emphasis: the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
Other hypernyms of pitch accent include accent, stress.
pitch accent (noun) emphasis (noun)
emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness intensity or forcefulness of expression
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 pitch accent and emphasis

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