Principles of English Stress
(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Linguistics Series)
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In this provocative work, Luigi Burzio argues that many common assumptions within stress theory, and phonological theory more generally, are in fact rather arbitrary. He proposes radical departures from recent tradition. In Part I he analyzes stress in the underived English lexicon, arguing that the basic accentual groups or feet are not monosyllabic or bisyllabic, as often assumed, but rather bisyllabic or trisyllabic. This analysis brings significant...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0521445132
ISBN13:9780521445139
Release Date:January 1995
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:388 Pages
Weight:1.50 lbs.
Dimensions:1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"
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