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4. A syllable that ends with a consonant.
6. Uzbek is classified as a final stress language, where stress usually falls on the last syllable.
7. A language type where pitch is the main feature of stress (e.g., Chinese).
8. The phonetic alphabet used to represent sounds of a language.
10. A syllable formed by a vowel alone or with consonants.
11. The weak central vowel sound, represented as [ə].
12. A syllable that begins with a consonant and ends with a vowel.

1. The function of syllables that helps distinguish minimal pairs like ice-cream vs. I scream.
2. Relative emphasis or prominence given to a syllable in a word.
3. In English, nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs usually carry this type of stress.
5. Stress that highlights contrast or correction in a sentence.
9. The stressed syllable is marked by greater intensity, duration, and pitch.