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*A short final vowel cannot be stressed. | *A short final vowel cannot be stressed. | ||
*Only one of the last 3 syllables can be stressed. | *Only one of the last 3 syllables can be stressed. | ||
*the last heavy syllable is stressed if not the final syllable; if there is a final heavy syllable, the penult is stressed. | *the last heavy syllable is stressed if not the final syllable; if there is a final heavy syllable, the penult is stressed. (e.g. ''burgent'' [ˈbʊɚdʒænt]) | ||
*If no heavy syllables, the 3rd from last is stressed. | *If no heavy syllables, the 3rd from last is stressed. | ||
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