phonology and the dutch stress system
Dutch is described as being a quantity-sensitive trochaic system, operating from left to right with extrametricality. In the following essay I will gice the arguments and data that point towards this system. I will also analyse in which way exceptions are being taken care of within this system. The metrical analysis will be based on work by Trommelen & Zonneveld. These authors adopt an onset-rhyme organisation of syllable structure. We can make three major generalisations about stress when analysing Dutch: Firstly, main stress always falls within a three-syllable-window at the right word edge: this indicates that the main stress always falls on one of the last three syllables. This can also be called the three-syllable restriction. This produces three different stress patterns: final, penultimate and antepenultimate. Primary stress is prohibited further to the left. The three-syllable-window restriction: ...()# Furthermore, stress is restricted to a two-syllable windowin words containing a prefinal (or diphtongal) syllable. This means that antepenultimate stress (third sylla
d) a syllable ending with -VXC, which makes the syllable superheavy. e) a schwa syllable (@) which makes the syllable weightless The following table gives a list of the lexical markings in Dutch. It also visualises the possible exceptions. FLS stands for Final prespecified Lexical Stress, and PLS stands for Prefinal prespecified Lexical Stress.
Some common words found in the essay are:
Amerika Jerúzalem, Direction Dutch, Azië België, PLS Conclusion, II LLL, Extrametricality Dutch, TatatAsta Observations, PEN FIN, * *, VC# Jerúzalem, SH L, * * *, dutch stress, lexical stress, lexical markings, dutch stress system, stress system, * < >, < >, penultimate syllable, quantity sensitivity, ba ri, < > *, main stress, lexical stress final,
Approximate Word count = 1304
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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