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Alicia Marie
Stress on double letters
Is it true that a double letter (eg. tt) in a word always puts more stress on the syllable that comes before it (eg. dAttero)?
11 sept. 2018 22:09
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No: frittata, passata, fiammabile, staccato, there are many words with double consonants where the stress is on the next syllable.
Double consonants really do count double, though: they are longer (ss, mm) where possible, or they introduce a slight pause (pp, bb, cc) where not. This lengthening is what gives Italian its lovely lilting quality, compare it with the machine-gun rhythms of Spanish. Google 'gemination' (literally: twinning) for more information.
11 septembre 2018
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Alicia Marie
Compétences linguistiques
Anglais, Français, Italien
Langue étudiée
Français, Italien
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