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In most compound words, primary stress falls on the first member and a secondary stress falls on the second member. Place names are sometimes exceptions to the preceding rule: for example, the element ''-vià'' is always stressed. | In most compound words, primary stress falls on the first member and a secondary stress falls on the second member. Place names are sometimes exceptions to the preceding rule: for example, the element ''-vià'' is always stressed. | ||
===Intonation=== | |||
A stressed long vowel or diphthong has a falling pitch. | |||
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*neutral: level intonation | |||
*questions: rising intonation | |||
*subclauses: dipping intonation | |||
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===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== |
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