Categorical and Non-categorical Variation in English Stress Assignment

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Phonological Studies 10. Research Paper.
Based on a comprehensive investigation, the author shows that some differences in English stress assignment are categorical, while others are
non-categorical. The author argues that Partial Ordering Theory can properly accommodate such variation.
Keywords: categoricality, stress patterns, English suffixes, Partial Ordering Theory.

Author(s): Zamma H.

Language: English
Commentary: 1793295
Tags: Языки и языкознание;Английский язык;Фонетика / English Phonology and Phonetics;Теоретическая фонетика / Theoretical Phonology and Phonetics of English