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On the change from left to right word-edge main stress in Icelandic, Polish and Latin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 December 2003

Haike Jacobs
Haike Jacobs
Affiliation:
French Department, University of Nijmegen, Erasmusplein 1, 6500 HD Nijmegen, The Netherlands. E-mail: h.jacobs@let.kun.nl
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Abstract

A shift from left to right word-edge main stress can be observed in a large number of languages. Three cases, Icelandic/Faroese, Polish and Latin are studied in this paper. In doing so, two descriptive rule-based models are compared in order to evaluate their descriptive and explicative adequacy. The causes that have been proposed for the observed changes are critically discussed. Finally, an OT-description of the case studies is provided.

Keywords

Halle-Idsardi modelHayes modelIcelandicLatinmetrical theories of prosodyPolishright word-edge main stressstress in OT
Type
Research Article
Information
Nordic Journal of Linguistics , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , December 2003 , pp. 259 - 282
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© 2003 Cambridge University Press

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