Morphologically governed accent in optimality theory
This dissertation examines the influence of morphological factors on lexical stress and pitch accent. Two basic types are recognized. In root-controlled accent, inherent accent in a root overrides inherent affix accent; as a result, affixal accent is only realized in words with unaccented roots. In...
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
1999
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9932283 |