Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Pitch accents in AmE


H* (a local peak at the stressed syllable)
L* (a local valley at the stressed syllable)
H+L* (a fall to the stressed syllable)
H*+L (a fall from the stressed syllable)
L+H* (a rise to the stressed syllable)
L*+H (a rise from the stressed syllable)


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