Accent
Accent may refer to:
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Speech and language
- Accent (sociolinguistics), way of pronunciation particular to a speaker or group of speakers
- Accent (phonetics), prominence given to a particular syllable in a word, or a word in a phrase
- Stress (linguistics), prominence signaled by loudness, length, or qualitative differences
- Pitch accent, prominence signaled primarily by pitch
- Accent (poetry), placement of prominent syllables in scansion
- Diacritic, a mark added above, on top of, or below a letter
- Accent (fallacy), a logical fallacy related to reification
Music
- Accent (music), an emphasis placed on a note
- Accent (band), Belarusian heavy metal band
- Ecclesiastical accent, the simplest style of plainchant
Computers
- Accent (programming language), an interpreted programming language
- Accent kernel, an operating system kernel
Other
- Aeros Accent, a paraglider
- Hyundai Accent, car produced by Hyundai Motor Company
- Accent lighting, light focused on a particular area or object
- Accent Records, a record label
- ACCENT Speakers Bureau, a student-run organization at the University of Florida
- Ac'cent, brand name for monosodium glutamate (MSG)
- Accentuation, an increase in intensity of a heart murmur
See also
- All pages beginning with "Accent"
- All pages with titles containing Accent
- "Accentuate the Positive", 1944 song written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer
- Accenture, company
- Accentor, a bird species
- Accentor-class minesweeper, ship
- Ascent (disambiguation)
References
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