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In part I of this volume, experts on various language areas provide
surveys of word stress/accent systems of as many languages in
'their' part of the world as they could lay their hands on. No
preconditions (theoretical or otherwise) were set, but the authors
were encouraged to use the StressTyp data in their chapters.
Australian Languages (Rob Goedemans), Austronesian Languages (Ellen
van Zanten, Ruben Stoel and Bert Remijsen), Papuan Languages (Ellen
van Zanten and Philomena Dol), North American Languages (Keren
Rice), South American Languages (Sergio Meira and Leo Wetzels),
African Languages (Laura Downing), European Languages (Harry van
der Hulst), Asian Languages (Harry van der Hulst and Rene
Schiering), Middle Eastern Languages (Harry van der Hulst and Sam
Hellmuth). There is an introductory chapter (Chapter 1) that will
provide the reader with elementary terminology and theoretical
tools to understand the variety of accentual systems that will be
discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. Chapter 2 has a
double function. It presents an overview of stress patterns in
Australian languages, but at the same time it is intended to
(re-)familiarize readers with the coding, terminology and
theoretical ideas of the StressTyp database. Chapter 11 presents
statistical and typological information from the StressTyp
database. Part II of this volume contains 'language profiles' which
are, for each of the 511 languages contained in StressTyp (in
2009), extracts from the information that is contained in the
database. This volume will be of interest to people in the field of
theoretical phonology and language typology. It will function as a
reference work for these groups of researchers, but also, more
generally, for people working on syntax and other fields of
linguistics, who might wish to know certain basic facts about the
distribution of word accent systems
Stress and accent are central, organizing features of grammar, but
their precise nature continues to be a source of mystery and
wonder. These issues come to the forefront in acquisition, where
the tension between the abstract mental representations and the
concrete physical manifestations of stress and accent is deeply
reflected. Understanding the nature of the representations of
stress and accent patterns, and understanding how stress and accent
patterns are learned, informs all aspects of linguistic theory and
language acquisition. These two themes - representation and
acquisition - form the organizational backbone of this book. Each
is addressed along different dimensions of stress and accent,
including the position of an accent or stress within various
prosodic domains and the acoustic dimensions along which the
pronunciation of stress and accent may vary. The research presented
in the book is multidisciplinary, encompassing theoretical
linguistics, speech science, and computational and experimental
research.
Stress and accent are central, organizing features of grammar, but
their precise nature continues to be a source of mystery and
wonder. These issues come to the forefront in the phonetic
manifestation of stress and accent, their cross-linguistic
variation and the subtle and intricate laws they obey in individual
languages. Understanding the nature of stress and accent systems
informs all aspects of linguistic theory, methods, typology and
especially the grammatical analysis of language data. These themes
form the organizational backbone of this book. Bringing together a
team of world-renowned phonologists, the volume covers a range of
typological and theoretical issues in the study of stress and
accent. It will appeal to researchers who value synergistic
approaches to the study of stress and accent, careful attention to
cross-linguistic variation, and detailed analyzes of both
well-studied and understudied languages. The book is a lively
testimony of a field of inquiry that shows progress, while also
identifying questions for ongoing research.
Stress and accent are central, organizing features of grammar, but
their precise nature continues to be a source of mystery and
wonder. These issues come to the forefront in acquisition, where
the tension between the abstract mental representations and the
concrete physical manifestations of stress and accent is deeply
reflected. Understanding the nature of the representations of
stress and accent patterns, and understanding how stress and accent
patterns are learned, informs all aspects of linguistic theory and
language acquisition. These two themes - representation and
acquisition - form the organizational backbone of this book. Each
is addressed along different dimensions of stress and accent,
including the position of an accent or stress within various
prosodic domains and the acoustic dimensions along which the
pronunciation of stress and accent may vary. The research presented
in the book is multidisciplinary, encompassing theoretical
linguistics, speech science, and computational and experimental
research.
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