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Syllables and Stress in Language
Syllables that are stressed can present another complication when trying to learn a language. Not all languages use stress like English does. In French there is no stress for individual words, although there is intonation (changing the tone of voice) when you are asking a question, which is a different topic altogether. The rules for assigning stress in English are quite complex. Stress in English is lexical , that is... (posted by John 5 years 1 day ago.)
Syllables that are stressed can present another complication when trying to learn a language. Not all languages use stress like English does. In French there is no stress for individual words, although there is intonation (changing the tone of voice) when you are asking a question, which is a different topic altogether. The rules for assigning stress in English are quite complex. Stress in English is lexical , that is... (posted by John 5 years 1 day ago.)
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