Betonung — meaning in English

English meaning

• accent noun A distinctive way of pronouncing a language, typical of a region, country, or social group.
• emphasis noun Special importance or weight placed on something.
• inflection noun The linguistic phenomenon of morphological variation, whereby terms take a number of distinct forms in order to express different grammatical features.
• stress noun A feeling of mental or emotional strain caused by pressure or difficult circumstances.

Senses

Betonung is used for these senses in English:

• accent (linguistics, sociolinguistics) The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.
• emphasis Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.
• inflection A change in pitch or tone of voice.
• stress (uncountable) Emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion (whether spoken or written).

accent — full definition

1. noun A distinctive way of pronouncing a language, typical of a region, country, or social group.
2. noun A mark placed over a letter to show pronunciation or stress.
3. noun A detail that stands out and adds emphasis or contrast, especially in design.
4. verb To emphasize or draw attention to something.

emphasis — full definition

1. noun Special importance or weight placed on something.
2. noun Extra stress given to a word or syllable when speaking, or highlighting given to text through formatting such as italics or bold.

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