Word Balancing
a useful heuristic for ascertaining proper pr-nunciation in anglo-germanic languages. a good correction algorithm for latinate words.
“triple” in english, a common latinate word with a familiar pr-nunciation. word balancing can help to ascertain the pr-nunciation of the word’s belgian variant, “trippel.”
note that “triple” has 3 letters in each syllable, and that in english, the stress is on the first syllable.
note that in the belgian equivalent, an extra “p” shifts the center of gravity of the word to the right.
this is the simplest case of word-balancing – known as the “contratextual moment” principle (similar in concept to changing moments of inertia in physics). it tells you that, in this case, a stress should be placed on the second syllable: trippel.
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