A Metrical Analysis of Primary Stress Placement in Southern East Cree

A Metrical Analysis of Primary Stress Placement in Southern East Cree

Brittain provides a metrical account of the system of stress assignment in Southern East Cree, a subdialect of Cree spoken on the Quebec-Labrador peninsula along the east coast of James Bay. Stress placement can be derived by assuming that syllables are grouped into binary feet.

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of American linguistics 2000-04, Vol.66 (2), p.181-217
1. Verfasser: Brittain, Julie
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Consonants
Cree
Dialects
Language
Lexical stress
Linguistic morphology
Linguistics
Native Americans
Phonology
Poetic feet
Syllables
U.S.A
Vowels
Words
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Zusammenfassung:Brittain provides a metrical account of the system of stress assignment in Southern East Cree, a subdialect of Cree spoken on the Quebec-Labrador peninsula along the east coast of James Bay. Stress placement can be derived by assuming that syllables are grouped into binary feet.
ISSN:0020-7071
1545-7001
DOI:10.1086/466417