Information About ™Initial-stress-derived Noun |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT INITIAL-STRESS-DERIVED NOUN | |
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| english phonology | |
::as a verb, "''I hope that won't conFLICT in any way''." ::as a noun, "''There will be no CONflict''."
::as a verb, "''Remember to reCORD the show!''". ::as a noun, "''I'll keep a RECord of that request''."
::as a verb, "''I won't perMIT that.''" ::as a noun, "''We already got a PERmit''." A more detailed, though incomplete list follows. When the prefix "re-" is prepended to a monosyllabic word, and the word gains currency both as a noun and as a verb, it will probably fit into this pattern, although, as the following list makes clear, most words fitting this pattern do not match that description. Many of these have first syllables that evolved from Latin prepositions, although again that does not account for all of them. See also List Of Latin Words With English Derivatives . When the stress is moved, the pronunciation, especially of vowels, often changes in other ways as well. Most common is the change of a vowel sound to a Schwa when it becomes unstressed. P/U DIALECT There is a Dialect in the United States referred to informally by linguists as P/U or ''police/umbrella'' because in that dialect these nouns (along with ''cigarette'', ''insurance'', and many others) are stressed on the first syllable. LIST absent - abstract - address - affect - affix - ally - attribute - combat - combine - compact - compost - compound - compress - commune - concert - conduct - confines - conflict - conscript - console - consort - construct - consult - content - contest - contract - contrast - converse - convert - convict - default - defect - desert - digest - discharge - dismount - entrance - escort - exploit - export - extract - finance - impact - impound - import - incense - incline - - increase - intercept - insert - insult - invite - object - overcount - overlay - overlook - perfect - permit - perfume - pervert - present - proceeds - produce - progress - project - protest - rebel - recall - recap - recess - record - redirect - redress - refund - refuse - regress - reject - relapse - remake - research - retake - retard - retract - subject - survey - suspect - transform - transplant - transect - transpose - transport - undercount - update - uplift - upset COMMENTS In some cases the spelling changes when the accent moves to another syllable: |
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