Metrical, Phonotactic, and Phonetic Evidence Against Asymmetrical Iambs

Asymmetries in metrical phonology are derived from an inherent imbalance in the foot typology caused by asymmetrical iambs (LH). Principles such as the iambic rhythmic harmony scale (Prince 1990) and the Iambic/Trochaic Law (ITL; Bolton 1894, Woodrow 1951, Hayes 1985, 1995) situate asymmetrical iamb...

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Main Author: Driscoll, Trevor
Other Authors: Golston, Chris, Linguistics, Agbayani, Brian, Fulop, Sean
Language:English
Published: 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/210973