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Mon 2 Jul, 2007 07:13 am
Hi, all
Some two-syllabled-words have different accent when the part of their speech changes, for example:
survey n: SURvey, v: surVEY
record n: REcord, v: reCORD
How wide does this "rule" apply?
(a more detailed one: How do you read concent when it is used as a noun, CONcent or conCENT?
Thanks for your comments!
Perhaps you mean the word consent?
con-SENT
For your information, are you aware that there are very helpful FREE online dictionaries? All of these links help with explanation of accenting of sayllables and pronunciation through phonetics. Some even have sound files to help you hear the pronunciation.
http://www.m-w.com/
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/
(has sound files)
Here's a link to multi-lingual dictonary:
http://dictionary.reference.com/languages/
I think the emphasis is on the SENT part in both the noun and verb forms of consent.
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