Metrical phonology 14, 19 deals solely with the organization of prominence. Autosegmental and metrical phonology download ebook pdf. We will also use the expression metrical theory as a convenient term for that portion of the theory which deals with the assignment of relative prominence in terms of a relation defined on constituent structure. Click download or read online button to get autosegmental and metrical phonology book now.
This is a thirdgeneration model of prosody and intonation. For example, the prosodic structure associated with the utterance phonological theory might be represented as follows. Metrical phonology is a phonological theory concerned with organizing segments into groups of relative prominence. We hope that this workshop will contribute to opening new collaborative paths between individuals and teams working on the above areas. I have also assumed two further developments of libermans theory. The metrical parameters of english, polish, and hungarian are given. The tree specifies that the pentameter pattern consists of five feet, each containing a weak followed by a strong position. One of these theories is the metrical phonology theory henceforth mpt which is proposed by hayes 1995 and it has an important role in determining the stress placement of the word level in any language. This textbook presupposes no knowledge of phonology or phonetics, and takes the learner step by step through the various stages and areas of the discipline without sacrificing rigor or breadth of coverage. The following are some examples of regular stress patterns in some of the. Though originally developed from generative phonology, the principles of optimality theory have also been applied in studies of syntax, morphology, pragmatics, language change, and other areas. In 6c, youth bears a mismatched phrasefinal stress, but the line is not ruled out by 5b, because youth is preceded by a stressed syllable. Autosegmental theory, on the other hand, was first developed in order to account for certain crosslinguistic regularities in.
Recent work in metrical typology within optimality theory has emphasised the rhythmic distribution of stress peaks by reference to clashes and lapses, compared to the more central role of foot constituency characteristic of most previous approaches. This book is an introduction to the theory of metrical phonology, one of the most exciting developments in linguistic theory in the last decade. Metrical phonology isa group of subtheories of generative phonology which attempt to categorize stress and stress rulesdiffers from generative phonology in that it does not treat stress as a segmental feature pertaining specifically to vowels. Locality in metrical typology volume 26 issue 3 eugene buckley. Optimality theory was introduced in the 1990s by linguists alan prince and paul smolensky optimality theory. Section 1 will apply the metrical theory of stresspattern assignment to the system. Goldsmiths book autosegmental and metrical phonology amp has two major purposes. Goldsmith i would like to thank peter avery for much helpful. Request pdf metrical phonology metrical theory is a branch of phonology that posits a hierarchical structure to represent stress patterns in the minds of. Constraint interaction in generative grammar, 19932004.
The present module and the following introduce students to the sub theory of generative phonology known as metrical phonology. For this reason, i turn now to the domain of metrical phonology, which has. Download citation on researchgate autosegmental and metrical phonology by john a. This thesis tries to characterize the class of unmarked stress rules. First of all, it is an introduction to autosegmental, metrical, and lexical. Two versions of the theory a treebased original version and a gridbased later version are presented.
Autosegmental and metrical phonology represents the effort of one of the the books billing as a textbook, goldsmith often presents a consensus view of main. This dissertation provides a comprehensive description of the tonal and intonational phonology of lhasa tibetan lt in the autosegmentalmetrical framework. This organization is represented formally by metrical trees and grids. Metrical phonology was an approach to word, phrase and sentencestress definition which a defined stress as a syllabic property, not a vowelinherent feature. The metrical grid, the prosodic hierarchy, and the devices that establish directional parsing effects are closely intertwined in metrical stress theory. Metrical syllable phonology 3 free download as powerpoint presentation. The metrical foot in diyari phonology cambridge core.
Through an extensive typological survey of word stress rules that uncovers widespread asymmetries, he identifies a fundamental distinction. Pierrehumbert universityofoxford feb16,2017 1 introduction in this volume, xu, promon and liu provide an overview of the recent work on the penta parallel encoding and target approximation model of prosody. Am autosegementalmetrical theory of intonational phonology is a phonological. Metrical theory was originally developed in order to account for a large body of prosodic phenomena known as stress. To date, however, very few of the theorys claims have been tested empirically. Up to now the material which has been published in this field has taken. Introduction this book presents a new and highly articulated version of metrical stress theory whose major theoretical innovation is an asymmetric foot. Stress falls on the rightmost syllable with a long vowel, otherwise on. What is a metrical phonology sil glossary of linguistic. Locality in metrical typology phonology cambridge core. Terminology differences between am and other theories confusion between am and tobi.
John goldsmith autosegmental phonology, suggesting that the inherent geometry thesis on suprasegmental phonology, in which he argued that in. Metrical phonology has revolutionised our ideas and knowledge of such phenomena as stress patterning, and contributed to a better understanding of quite basic phonological issues. View metrical phonology research papers on academia. Research in phonology at penn covers a wide range of topics and perspectives with an emphasis on the detailed analysis of individual languages to inform the development of theoretical models. Autosegmental phonology is a framework of phonological analysis proposed by john goldsmith in his phd thesis in 1976 at the massachusetts institute of technology mit as a theory of phonological representation, autosegmental phonology developed a formal account of ideas that had been sketched in earlier work by several linguists, notably bernard bloch 1948, charles hockett 1955 and j. Subjects autosegmental theory linguistics metrical phonology. The chapter then outlines the specific theory of metrical phonology adopted. Phonology is a branch of linguistics concerned with the systematic organization of sounds in spoken languages and signs in sign languages. Metrical stress theory fall 2012 2 7 khalkha mongolian. The proposal is comprehensive in that it examines each of the basic types of stress alternation. Attempting to take more seriously the claim of generative grammar to be an account of linguistic universals, hayes proposes analyses for the stress patterns of over 150. In this account of metrical stress theory, bruce hayes builds on the notion that stress constitutes linguistic rhythmthat stress patterns are rhythmically organized, and that formal structures proposed for rhythm can provide a suitable account of stress. Metrical stress theory download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi.
These issues include questions about whether the foot typology is symmetric, whether there is a strict binarity requirement, and how to. Phonology is also concerned with metrical and syllable structure. The innovative feature of this theory is that the prominence of a unit is defined relative to other units in the same phrase. One of the principal innovations of metrical stress theory is the claim that stress involves not merely a set of diacritics indicating the relative prominence of the syllables of a word but the construction of a constituent, the stress foot. Introduction in the course of this and the following modules, you will be introduced to the sub theory of generative phonology known as metrical phonology. Pdf a metrical theory of stress rules researchgate.
From this perspective, the initial goal of metrics is to discover the rules that govern the metricality and complexity of verse in the metrical traditions of the world. Phonological theories autosegmentalmetrical phonology. His theory addresses particularly problematic areas in metrical work, such as ternary stress and unusual weight distinctions, and he proposes new theoretical accounts of them. Hayes 1980, halle and vergnaud 1987 was based on symmetrical foot inventories, but hayes shows that these theories are less. The major contribution of hayes book to metrical theory is that it demonstrates that this small set of feet suffice to analyse the stress patterns of an enormous number of languages. Metrical phonology in speech production sciencedirect. Description this dissertation examines four components of a theory of metrical stress the prosodic hierarchy, the system of prosodic prominence, the metrical grid, and the slope category system and investigates how optimality theoretic constraints restrict or facilitate interaction between them. The theory of metrical phonology has been devised in an attempt to capture a variety of aspects of rhythmic patterns in speech. Stress falls on the leftmost heavy syllable, otherwise on the initial syllable. The relation between sound and structure, cambridge. There is a close relationship between analysis of segments into distinctive features and an autosegmental analysis. The feet are grouped into cola, with the rightmost foot of each colon the strongest. Metrical and prosodic structure in optimality theory.
For example, in the most common pronunciation of the phrase doctors use penicillin if said outoftheblue, the syllable ci is the strongest or. The extraordinary clarity of explanation by the authors make this book readily understood by anyone with a keen interest in phonology. Metrical phonology is largely a theory of prominence, but the phonetics of prominence are far from clear. Founded by liberman 1975, and elaborated on by liberman and prince 1977 and halle and vergnaud 1978, metrical theory shared with its.
First of all, it is an introduction to autosegmental, metrical. Comparingpentatoautosegmental metrical phonology janetb. It used to be only the study of the systems of phonemes in spoken languages and therefore used to be also called phonemics, or phonematics, but it may also cover any linguistic analysis either at a level beneath the word including syllable, onset and. The interaction of tone and stress in optimality theory. Linguistics 200a phonological theory i linguistics 201a phonological theory ii linguistics 205 morphology linguistics 210 field methods with paul schachter linguistics 251 the phonology of syllables and stress linguistics 251 cv phonology linguistics 251 the metrical theory of stress. However, it appears that this stressability hierarchy is, just a form of perceived prominence and is not phonologically motivated. Segments are organized into syllables, syllables into metrical feet, feet into phonological words, and words into larger units.
Metrical phonology is a theory of stress or linguistic prominence. The chapter concludes with a discussion of a learning theory for phonology. The interaction between metrical structure and tone in kera. For thisreason, the current study attempts to analyze the primary stress patterns in.
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