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Bolinger, Dwight. 1972. Accent is predictable (if you're a mind-reader). Language 48 : 633–644.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

focus | stress | utterance meaning

Annotation

B. claims that accent should be viewed as independent, directly reflecting the speaker's intent and only indirectly the syntax. Accented words are points of information focus.