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Raised and lowered ticks before a stressed syllable.
Also known as: Primary stress mark, Phonetic accent
A raised tick before a syllable marks primary stress and a lowered tick marks secondary stress. The mark goes before the syllable, not over its vowel, which is the difference from the accent marks used in ordinary spelling.
Mark primary and secondary stress in a phonetic transcription, placed before the syllable they apply to.
Contexts: History
Are placed before the syllable rather than over its vowel, unlike orthographic accent marks, which is why they precede rather than sit above.
Contexts: History
A short upright tick set at the top or bottom of the line immediately before a group of phonetic letters.