Corn's Three-stress Numerical System
Corn (1997:30) uses a simple numerical notation, much like Jespersen, with 1 representing the weakest syllable, and 3 indicating the heaviest stress. He argues that in Jespersen's system the half-strong and the half-weak are the hardest to distinguish, and should be merged.
| Symbol | Syllable Type | Description |
| 3 | Strong | Strong Stress |
| 2 | Medium | Either half-strong or half-weak |
| 1 | Weak | Light syllable; unstressed. |
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