Duration, vowel quality, and the rhythmic pattern of English

Languages with binary stress systems frequently tolerate a stress lapse over the final two syllables, but almost none tolerate a word-initial stress lapse. Lunden (to appear) argues that this lapse asymmetry can be explained by the presence of word-level final lengthening, which can then create the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Anya Lunden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Library of Humanities 2017-11-01
Series:Laboratory Phonology
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Online Access:https://www.journal-labphon.org/articles/37