Prominence in Yucatec Maya: The Role of Stress in Yucatec Maya Words

Yucatec Maya (YM) is an indigenous language of Mexico that features both phonemic tonal distinctions and phonemic vowel length. These features are primarily associated with the phonetic cues of pitch and duration, which are also considered the primary correlates of stress in language. Though schola...

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Main Author: Kidder, Emily
Other Authors: Hammond, Michael
Language:en
Published: The University of Arizona. 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/293432