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[accented]<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Counterpart<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

[unaccented]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Feature System<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

late Jakobsonian Features<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Definition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The feature [accented] (vs. [unaccented]) is a distinctive feature that highlights the relative prominence of accented (or stressed) syllables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was used originally only for vowels (in Russian). It is governed largely by the morphological rules of a language. Vowels with movable accent are unspecified for this feature, which would then by specified by the morphological rules of a language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The feature is synonymous with [stressed], as seen Jones (1959), a chapter in Halle (1959).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purpose<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The feature [accented] describes the difference between stress on the two vowels in the Russian word \/pa’uk\/ ‘spider’. Halle conventionally listed it last in his feature matrices, and for Russian, it applies only to vowels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Halle (1959:74) distinguishes between the phonological dichotomy of accented or unaccented vowels at the phonemic level, and the allophonic distinction of five degrees of prominence, numbered 1-5 from highest to lowest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The feature was first introduced by Halle (1959:30-31; 74) as the primary difference between stressed and unstressed vowels in Russian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

References<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Halle, Morris. 1959. The sound pattern of Russian: A linguistic and acoustical investigation.<\/em> The Hague: Mouton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jones, Lawrence G. 1959. Contextual variants of the Russian vowels.The sound pattern of Russian: A linguistic and acoustical investigation,<\/em> Morris Halle, 155-197. The Hague: Mouton.
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Further Reading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

van der Hulst, Harry. 2010. Word accent: Terms, typologies and theories. A survey of word accentual patterns in the languages of the world<\/em>, ed. by Harry van der Hurst, Rob Goedemans, and Ellen van Zanten, 3-53. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Author<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Paul D. Fallon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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