Metrical Stress Theory

Metrical Stress Theory
Title Metrical Stress Theory PDF eBook
Author Bruce Hayes
Publisher University of Chicago Press
Pages 476
Release 1995-01-15
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 9780226321035

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In this account of metrical stress theory, Bruce Hayes builds on the notion that stress constitutes linguistic rhythm—that stress patterns are rhythmically organized, and that formal structures proposed for rhythm can provide a suitable account of stress. Through an extensive typological survey of word stress rules that uncovers widespread asymmetries, he identifies a fundamental distinction between iambic and trochaic rhythm, called the "Iambic/Trochaic law," and argues that it has pervasive effects among the rules and structures responsible for stress. Hayes incorporates the iambic/trochaic opposition into a general theory of word stress assignment, intended to account for all languages in which stress is assigned on phonological as opposed to morphological principles. His theory addresses particularly problematic areas in metrical work, such as ternary stress and unusual weight distinctions, and he proposes new theoretical accounts of them. Attempting to take more seriously the claim of generative grammar to be an account of linguistic universals, Hayes proposes analyses for the stress patterns of over 150 languages. Hayes compares his own innovative views with alternatives from the literature, allowing students to gain an overview of the field. Metrical Stress Theory should interest all who seek to understand the role of stress in language.

A Metrical Theory of Stress Rules

A Metrical Theory of Stress Rules
Title A Metrical Theory of Stress Rules PDF eBook
Author Bruce Hayes
Publisher
Pages 236
Release 1981
Genre Accents and accentuation
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Metrical Stress Theory

Metrical Stress Theory
Title Metrical Stress Theory PDF eBook
Author Bruce Hayes
Publisher University of Chicago Press
Pages 476
Release 1995-01-15
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 9780226321035

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In this account of metrical stress theory, Bruce Hayes builds on the notion that stress constitutes linguistic rhythm—that stress patterns are rhythmically organized, and that formal structures proposed for rhythm can provide a suitable account of stress. Through an extensive typological survey of word stress rules that uncovers widespread asymmetries, he identifies a fundamental distinction between iambic and trochaic rhythm, called the "Iambic/Trochaic law," and argues that it has pervasive effects among the rules and structures responsible for stress. Hayes incorporates the iambic/trochaic opposition into a general theory of word stress assignment, intended to account for all languages in which stress is assigned on phonological as opposed to morphological principles. His theory addresses particularly problematic areas in metrical work, such as ternary stress and unusual weight distinctions, and he proposes new theoretical accounts of them. Attempting to take more seriously the claim of generative grammar to be an account of linguistic universals, Hayes proposes analyses for the stress patterns of over 150 languages. Hayes compares his own innovative views with alternatives from the literature, allowing students to gain an overview of the field. Metrical Stress Theory should interest all who seek to understand the role of stress in language.

Principles of English Stress

Principles of English Stress
Title Principles of English Stress PDF eBook
Author Luigi Burzio
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 391
Release 1994-12
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 0521445132

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Luigi Burzio's Principles of English Stress challenges many of the assumptions that have underpinned the generative description of English stress and more generally 'standard' metrical theory. Central to Burzio's analysis is a novel typology of metrical constituents that includes ternary feet and excludes monosyllabic feet. The analysis is essentially nonderivational in character: principles of well-formedness check for the presence of stress and weight in the output. The principles themselves are organized into a hierarchy consisting of a hardcore-controlling foot form that in cases of conflict may override principles of metrical consistency and alignment of edges. The interplay among these competing principles accounts for the cyclic effects of the standard theory. A special role is accorded phonetically null syllables that analyse hidden metrical structure to preserve a simple foot inventory and sharply curtail the standard theory's extrametricality.

Metrical Phonology

Metrical Phonology
Title Metrical Phonology PDF eBook
Author Richard M. Hogg
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 288
Release 1987-03-05
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 9780521316514

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Introduces the theory of metrical phonology, one of the most exciting recent developments in linguistic theory.

A Metrical Theory of Rhythmic Stress

A Metrical Theory of Rhythmic Stress
Title A Metrical Theory of Rhythmic Stress PDF eBook
Author Ellis Visch
Publisher Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Pages 260
Release 2020-04-20
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 3110853191

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The Structure of Spoken Language

The Structure of Spoken Language
Title The Structure of Spoken Language PDF eBook
Author Philippe Martin
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 321
Release 2015-11-26
Genre Foreign Language Study
ISBN 1107036186

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An innovative and unified grammar of sentence intonation, applied to six Romance languages (French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan and Romanian).