Re: Variable Strees-Accent indicating word-class

From: Patrick Ryan
Message: 59122
Date: 2008-06-08

We are all familiar with many examples like:

cónvert, noun; convért, verb.


I am wondering how far back this pattern of stress-accent differentiation
can be traced?



Patrick

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