The accent is on the first syllable.

重音在第一个音节上。

Notice the pronunciation, permit, where the accent is on the first syllable.

注意发音，允许，重音在第一个音节上。

Yet the researchers do not suggest that the accent is on its deathbed: merely that fewer young southerners have it.

然而，研究人员并不认为这种口音已经濒临死亡：只是说拥有这种口音的南方年轻人越来越少了。

If we say permit with the accent on the second syllable, that makes it a verb, but as a noun, the accent is on the first syllable.

如果我们说 permit 时重音在第二个音节上，那就是动词， 但作为名词， 重音在第一个音节上。

Notice the difference between the verb " conduct" – where the accent is on the second syllable, or part of the word – and the noun " conduct." " Conduct" refers to behavior.

请注意动词“conduct” （重音在第二个音节或单词的一部分）和名词“conduct” 之间的区别。 “conduct” 指的是行为。