Does accent mean stress?
Stress and accent each concern the relative prominence of one syllable in comparison with others; but as defined here, stress is a property of words, accent of sentences (or utterances). The two are not independent in the utterance itself.
Stress and accent each concern the relative prominence of one syllable in comparison with others; but as defined here, stress is a property of words, accent of sentences (or utterances). The two are not independent in the utterance itself.