Accent Mark (Noun)
Meaning
A diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The ç in French words is an accent mark that indicates a soft pronunciation of the c.
- Many languages use the umlaut as an accent mark to indicate a change in pronunciation.
- She had trouble typing the ñ on her keyboard because the accent mark was not part of the standard alphabet.
- The é in café is an accent mark that signifies the vowel sound is pronounced with a higher pitch.
- The dieresis is an accent mark used in some words to indicate that two adjacent vowels are pronounced separately.