Oxytone

Oxytone

Oxytone

Stress on the last syllable of a word, like "correct" or "reward"

In linguistics, an oxytone (/ˈɒksɪtoʊn/; from the Ancient Greek: ὀξύτονος, oxýtonos, 'sharp-sounding'[citation needed]) is a word with the stress on the last syllable,[1]: 118  such as the English words correct and reward.

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It contrasts with a paroxytone, stressed on the penultimate (second-last) syllable, and a proparoxytone, stressed on the antepenultimate (third-last) syllable.

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References

  1. [1]
    Philip Carr (23 June 2008). A Glossary of Phonology. Edinburgh University Press. doi:10.1515/9780748629671. ISBN 978-0-7486-2967-1. OL 37091002M. Wikidata Q124444420.


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