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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Designated terminal element''' is a in a tree the designated terminal element (DTE) is that terminal element in a given constituent that is exclusively dominated by strong nodes; it is the most prominent element of a given constituent.<br />
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=== Example ===<br />
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in the English word ''achromatic'' the syllable -ma- is the designated terminal element:<br />
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/ \<br />
w s<br />
/ \ /\<br />
s w s w<br />
achromatic<br />
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=== Link ===<br />
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[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Designated+terminal+element&lemmacode=1077 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]<br />
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=== References ===<br />
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* Liberman, M. and A. Prince 1977. ''On Stress and Linguistic Rhythm,'' Linguistic Inquiry 8, pp. 249-336<br />
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