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1. Word Stress

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   The Phenomenon of "Stress Depression"
   In certain low-frequency lexical items of Old North Germanic languages, a specific pattern known as Stress Depression ($\Delta_{\text{stress}}$) has been observed. This posits that when a word contains three or more short syllables in sequence, the secondary stress on the first syllable is systematically lowered in volume, often to $30\%$ of the primary stress amplitude, to conserve articulatory energy. This effect is believed to be an [auditory compensation mechanism](/entri…