noun
Linguistic term for a prosodic system where pitch patterns distinguish words or morphemes, as in Japanese.
See also: 高低アクセント
日本語のピッチアクセントは方言によって大きく異なる。
Japanese pitch accent varies greatly by dialect.
Variant with interpunct; sometimes used for clarity in linguistic texts.
Synonymous term also meaning 'pitch accent'; ピッチアクセント is the more common loanword form.
Loanword from English 'pitch accent'.