L’accent préfère-t-il le sens ? Les noms féminins en -ess en anglais britannique contemporain

Within a dynamic synchronic approach using in particular all 18 editions of the English Pronouncing Dictionary, this study examines the emergence since the mid-20th century of final stress in British English (but not in American English) on feminine nouns in -ess (authoress, shepherdess, actress, ma...

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Main Author: Jérémy Castanier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cercle linguistique du Centre et de l'Ouest - CerLICO 2018-06-01
Series:Corela
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/corela/5291