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Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 14:38:36 -0500 (EST)
From: xod <xod@bway.net>
Subject: Re: Lojban Accent
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On Fri, 5 Feb 1999, And Rosta wrote:
>  
> > What does English sound like when spoken with Lojban stress? Very
> > emphasized, I think.
> 
> Maybe; there's no way of knowing.

Lojban speakers will probably not use so much emotional stress in their
speech, since it isn't required for meaning as it is in English. Stress in
English is flexible because it must carry different meanings, whereas in
Lojban it is always on the penultimate syllable. In English this signifies
emphasis.


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