Stress-timed language

/stɹˈɛstˈaɪmd lˈaŋɡwɪdʒ/

/stɹˈɛstˈaɪmd lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ/

a type of language where the syllables are organized in a way that the stressed syllables occur at relatively regular intervals, resulting in a rhythmic pattern of speech

Examples

1. I’m going to put an on-screen link now to a video on English as a Stress-Timed Language, and a collection of videos on words that reduce.