Definition
Lexical stress is when a language’s stress placement is mostly unpredictable. In lexically-stressed languages, speakers must learn or “know” the placement of a word’s stress, as there is no particular pattern. (Zsiga, 2013, p. 356).
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Definition
Lexical stress is when a language’s stress placement is mostly unpredictable. In lexically-stressed languages, speakers must learn or “know” the placement of a word’s stress, as there is no particular pattern. (Zsiga, 2013, p. 356).
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