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== Stress ==

By stress, we generally mean which syllables receive most of the emphasis when speaking. Compare in English: “I subject myself to hard work” with “My subject is the future of robots.” Notice that in the first sentence, “subject” receives stress on the second syllable while in the second sentence the stress is on the first syllable. In Icelandic, the stress pattern does not change word to word. Stress in Icelandic is always on the first syllable.  

Secondary stress or half-stress sometimes occurs in longer words, but the important thing to remember is that the first syllable of a word must be stressed. This is especially important for words which are similar in Icelandic and English since it is very tempting to pronounce them as they are pronounced in English.  

Compare where the stress is in Icelandic versus English:

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|'''<u>A</u>'''tlantshaf

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==Length of Vowels==