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)

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