Re: Invention of the Alphabet

Dennis wrote:

> This is something I've wondered about. Take the single
> German word "Bundesrepublik" "Federal Republic". As a term
> it would be stressed in English "Féderal Republic" with
> only one primary stress. Contrast the statement "It's a
> féderal repúblic" with two primary stresses. So, as a term
> is it one word but as used in the statement is it two words?
> The German is certainly written as one word.

Where did you get your data about the English stresses? They're wrong.
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Peter T. Daniels grammatim@xxxxxxx
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