Stress-timed language
A language in which the time between stressed syllables remains fairly steady, and
the unstressed syllables are shorter and crowd in between them. English is considered
to be a stress-timed language. Stress-timed languages are sometimes called stress-
based languages.
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Section 9 - Rhythm
Section 9 - Rhythm
Rhythm, Syllable-timed language
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