Hangsúlybeli

Hangsúlybeli is a linguistic term describing phenomena related to word stress and emphasis in speech. It refers to how and where stress is realized within words and phrases, including the prominence of syllables, their duration, and its interaction with surrounding intonation. The name is formed from hangsúly (stress, emphasis) and beli (relating to).

In linguistic descriptions, hangsúlybeli aspects cover primary stress, secondary stress where present, and how stress interacts with morphology and phonetic realization. In languages with fixed initial stress, such as Hungarian, hangsúlybeli analysis tends to focus on perceptual emphasis at boundaries, phrase-level rhythm, and how affixation affects prosodic grouping, rather than shifting lexical stress.

Practical uses of the term include phonological analysis, language teaching, and speech technology, where a hangsúlybeli perspective helps explain why certain syllables stand out in connected speech and how listeners interpret emphasis. Researchers may examine duration differences, vowel quality, and pitch movement associated with stressed syllables under varying speaking styles to describe prosodic patterns accurately.

Related topics include hangsúly (stress), prosody, intonation, and phonology.