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Re: HIvchuq

MorphemeAddict ([email protected])

• From: [email protected]
• Subject: Re: HIvchuq
• Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 12:13:15 EST

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In a message dated 1/25/2006 10:53:47 AM Central Standard Time, 
[email protected] writes:


> I don't know the differing etymologies of those
> particular words, but you can in fact tell the
> difference in speech.  One of the defining
> characteristics of a compound word in English
> is that it has a different stress pattern than
> a 2-word phrase.  In this case, we have 
> "LIGHThouse" and "light YEAR".
> 
> -- ter'eS
> 

You're right about the different stress patterns, but the part of speech also 
makes a difference.  
And in your example, I stress both "lighthouse" and "light year" the same.

lay'tel SIvten

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