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Stress and Intonation: The Prosody of Speech
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What is stress in speech?
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The relative prominence of a syllable in a word or phrase.
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Stress is the relative prominence of a syllable in a word or phrase. It is typically indicated by increased loudness, higher pitch, or longer duration of the stressed syllable.