Stress, Extrametricality and the Minimal Word in Seri

Seri, a language isolate spoken in northwestern Mexico, regularly assigns stress to the penultimate syllable of a root; affixes are not relevant for determining the placement of stress. A heavy final syllable in the root attracts stress, however, although a final consonant is extrametrical. The fina...

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Main Author: Stephen A. Marlett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dartmouth College Library 2008-01-01
Series:Linguistic Discovery
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1349/PS1.1537-0852.A.321