Oxytone

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.

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

References

^ 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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[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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Oxytone

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