| 单词 | rhetorical accent |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrhetorical accent rhetorical accent n. a stress placed on a word or syllable on account of the intended effect of its delivery, esp. one placed in departure from the normal or expected pattern of stress in order to convey a particular meaning; also in extended use.Frequently with reference to metrical verse or words set to music. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > intonation, pitch, or stress > [noun] > accent > stress accent > specific rhetorical accent1728 suppression1751 recession1855 thought accent1897 stress maximum1908 fall-rise1921 promotion1956 paroxytonization1973 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Accent The Rhetorical Accents [in Hebrew] are said to be Euphonic; inasmuch as they tend to make the Pronunciation more sweet and agreeable. 1799 Asiatic Researches (London ed.) 3 59 The words of the song be fine in themselves..with a complete union of musical and rhetorical accents, but clearly pronounced by an accomplished singer. 1866 Chambers's Encycl. VIII. 243/1 There is also an irregular or rhetorical accent in music called emphasis. 1919 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Jrnl.-Gaz. 25 Dec. 4/5 It was not a rhetorical accent or device in the scheme of Maeterlinck but like the pregnant pause in a Beethoven symphony. 2000 C. Myers-Shaffer Princ. of Lit. iv. 53 In ‘She gave the keys to you?’, the rhetorical accent implies that the speaker is surprised at who is the recipient of the keys. < as lemmas |
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