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ROA 890-0107

Categorical and Non-categorical Variation in English Stress Assignment

Hideki Zamma <zamma at inst.kobe-cufs.ac.jp>

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Abstract:
The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, based on a
comprehensive investigation utilizing the SOED, I will show
that some differences in English stress assignment are categorica
l, while others are non-categorical -- a difference which
has not been studied in the literature. I will further argue
that Partial Ordering Theory (proposed by Anttila (2002))
can properly accommodate such variation. This analysis predicts
another pattern of variation among stress patterns, which
is actually observed in English, suggesting appropriateness
of the analysis.

Comments: To appear in Phonological Studies 10, ed. by the Phonological Society of Japan, Tokyo: Kaitakusha.
Keywords: categoricality, stress patterns, English suffixes, Partial Ordering Theory
Areas: Phonology,Morphology
Type: Journal Article

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