ACCENTS

Distinctive manner of oral expression

Example: "He couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"

Special importance or significance

Example: "The red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"

The usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people

Example: "The immigrants spoke an odd dialect of english"

The relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)

Example: "He put the stress on the wrong syllable"

A diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation