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Esperanto timing

by Oŝo-Jabe, May 22, 2010

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Oŝo-Jabe (User's profile) May 22, 2010, 1:33:46 AM

Is Esperanto stress-timed or syllable-timed?

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ceigered (User's profile) May 22, 2010, 6:16:33 AM

Oŝo-Jabe:Is Esperanto stress-timed or syllable-timed?

While I'd personally say that neither are overwhelmingly important, I'd go with "in between" (which is a comprimise of sorts - it's good to have all syllables clear, but you want the stressed syllable clearer)