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prosody vs accent

accent vs prosody

prosody and accent both are nouns.

prosody is not a verb while accent is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prosody Yes No No No
accent Yes No Yes No
As nouns, accent is a hyponym of prosody; that is, accent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than prosody:
  • prosody: the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
  • accent: the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
Other hyponyms of prosody include intonation, modulation, pitch contour, caesura, enjambement, enjambment, emphasis, stress, rhythm, speech rhythm.
prosody (noun) accent (noun)
the study of poetic meter and the art of versification the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
the patterns of stress and intonation in a language distinctive manner of oral expression
(prosody) a system of versification 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
prosody (verb) accent (verb)
put stress on; utter with an accent
to stress, single out as important
Difference between prosody and accent

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