Where does accent collide?

In linguistics, accent is the extra prominence given to a particular syllable, achieved through greater loudness and length (stress accent) or through pitch (pitch accent), and it can distinguish one word from another or mark the rhythm of an utterance. Bloomfield's Language set out the phonological treatment of this prominence as a feature of the sound system. The referent is a property of spoken language, related to the tonic syllable of a phrase but distinct from a musical emphasis or a written diacritic.[1]

Unit

The relative prominence of a syllable, by stress or by pitch

Recovery means

Not applicable

Measured by

Assessed by acoustic correlates (intensity, duration, and fundamental frequency) and by phonological patterning

In music, an accent is the emphasis that marks a note or beat as stronger than its neighbours, created by dynamics, by longer duration, or by position within the metre. Cooper and Meyer's The Rhythmic Structure of Music treats accent as the basis of metre and grouping, the felt pattern of strong and weak that organises rhythm. The referent is a point of stress in musical time, sharing the word with linguistic prominence and a written diacritic but naming its own construct.[2]

Unit

The relative emphasis on a note or beat within a metrical grouping

Recovery means

Not applicable

Measured by

Located through dynamic markings, durational and metric position, and the perceived strong–weak grouping