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This document discusses the development of accent in Latin from Proto-Indo-European to Classical Latin. It argues against the commonly held theory that Archaic Latin had initial accent. Instead, it proposes that vowel changes in medial syllables were due to alternations between full and zero grade vowels, not accent. The document also briefly summarizes other theories that reject initial accent in Archaic Latin, instead proposing transitional accent types. Finally, it aims to show that the transition from P

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