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May 10, 2023 at 13:40 comment added Lambie [Questions in English: How did or how does [main verb: How did Latin evolve in Portugal etc.] For your information, we say accent marks in English. Also, please go look where where the stress falls in Portuguese. This proparoxítona in English is stress on third-from-the-last syllable.
May 10, 2023 at 11:21 vote accept Bernardo Benini Fantin
May 10, 2023 at 0:46 answer added Michaelyus timeline score: 6
May 9, 2023 at 2:40 answer added Ergative Man timeline score: 2
May 5, 2023 at 10:46 comment added Bernardo Benini Fantin @Draconis, the second, but if you have any hint on the first, it would be nice to know too.
May 4, 2023 at 21:25 comment added James Grossmann Please write your question in the form of a question. This will clarify what you are asking about.
May 4, 2023 at 21:00 comment added Draconis Are you asking what features of Portuguese make these accent marks necessary, or why this particular system ended up being used in Portuguese (as opposed to e.g. English where stress is unpredictable but we just don't mark it)?
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