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 ==See Also==
 *[[Intonation (definition)]]
 *[[Prosody (definition)]]

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−	Stress refers to the prominence of a syllable relative to the other syllables in a word or other prosodic domain. Phonetically, it is measured in terms of length (duration), amplitude (loudness), and frequency (pitch), where stressed syllables show greater length and amplitude and higher frequency. Stress can be used to distinguish meanings like in the differentiation between the noun and verb "produce" (e.g. 'produce (noun: fruits and vegetables) vs pro'duce (verb: to make something)).	+	'''Stress''' refers to the prominence of a syllable relative to the other syllables in a word or other prosodic domain. Phonetically, it is measured in terms of length (duration), amplitude (loudness), and frequency (pitch), where stressed syllables show greater length and amplitude and higher frequency. Stress can be used to distinguish meanings like in the differentiation between the noun and verb "produce" (e.g. 'produce (noun: fruits and vegetables) vs pro'duce (verb: to make something)).

	Stress in Gaelic is almost always on the initial (first) syllable of a word.		Stress in Gaelic is almost always on the initial (first) syllable of a word.

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 ==External Links==
 *http://akerbeltz.org/index.php?title=Unstressed_vowels
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 *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_(linguistics)

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−	Stress refers to the prominence of ~~certain syllables~~ relative to ~~others~~ in terms of loudness, length and ~~pitch~~.	+	Stress refers to the prominence of a syllable relative to the other syllables in a word or other prosodic domain. Phonetically, it is measured in terms of length (duration), amplitude (loudness), and frequency (pitch), where stressed syllables show greater length and amplitude and higher frequency. Stress can be used to distinguish meanings like in the differentiation between the noun and verb "produce" (e.g. 'produce (noun: fruits and vegetables) vs pro'duce (verb: to make something)).
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	Stress in Gaelic is almost always on the initial (first) syllable of a word.		Stress in Gaelic is almost always on the initial (first) syllable of a word.

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 ==See Also==
-*[[Stress]]
+*[[Intonation (definition)]]
 *[[Prosody (definition)]]

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-Stress a term used to describe a syllable that has emphasis in a word.  Syllables that are emphasized may be louder, longer and either higher or lower in pitch than surrounding syllables.
+Stress refers to the prominence of certain syllables relative to others in terms of loudness, length and pitch.
 ==See Also==
-[[Stress]]
+*[[Stress]]
 ==External Links==
 *http://akerbeltz.org/index.php?title=Unstressed_vowels
 *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_(linguistics)
 ==References==
 [[Category:Technical Definitions]]
 [[Category:Phonology]]
 [[Category:Phonetics]]

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	==External Links==		==External Links==
	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_(linguistics)		http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_(linguistics)
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		+	==References==