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stress shift When a weak-strong stress pattern changes to strong-weak, because of a clash with a following stressed syllable.
Example:E.g. thir'teen becomes 'thirteen 'men. The stress shift rule is also known as the "thirteen men rule" because of this example. Also called "iambic reversal".
Topic: Interpreting sentences