单词 | pretonically |
释义 | > as lemmaspreˈtonically preˈtonically adv. in respect of the syllable or vowel immediately preceding a stressed or accented syllable. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > intonation, pitch, or stress > [adverb] > with accent > stress with respect to group pretonically1930 nuclearly1966 1930 Rev. Eng. Stud. 6 176 The sense is now good..and the alliteration normal, ‘uncouth’ being stressed on the first syllable pretonically. 1953 K. Jackson Lang. & Hist. in Early Brit. ii. 322 It [sc. a Latin pronunciation (ɑu)] is not reduced pretonically to ŏ; e.g. awdur, cawlai. 1998 Hispania 81 170/1 Given the language's general preference for the placing stress on the penultimate syllable, it follows that any unstressed (i) will appear only pretonically. < as lemmas |
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