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Secondary stress
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In polysyllabic words, other syllables next to the main stressed syllable can receive stress of a lower degree, so-called secondary stress. Usually, three general principles are regarded as important for the distribution of secondary stresses in Dutch words:

The question as to whether secondary stress in Dutch is quantity-sensitive or not is under debate, yet possible evidence in favour of quantity-sensitivity seems scarce.

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