This article presents a novel OT analysis of ternary rhythm, using the restrictive format of
McCarthy (2003)'s categorical alignment constraints, which we will refer to as 'non …

This dissertation investigates the correspondences between syntactic, prosodic, and
metrical constituents in Blackfoot (Algonquian), a polysynthetic language. I propose that the …

Following the development of Prosodic Hierarchy Theory (Selkirk 1984; Nespor & Vogel
1986), evidence has accumulated that prosodic categories may be recursively self …

In this article, I will show that, despite its wide use, the term 'stress' is too ambiguous and
therefore must be replaced by a set of other terms that together cover the various usages of …

This article analyzes a certain class of misalignments found in contemporary Irish in the
relation between syntactic and phonological representations. The mismatches analyzed turn …

This thesis presents a principled theory of bounded recursive footing. Building on previous
research on metrical stress, and couched within the framework of Prosodic Hierarchy …

A characteristic, though not necessary, property of so-called pitch accent languages is the
existence of unaccented words. Work on unaccentedness in Japanese has found a …

This dissertation presents what is, to my knowledge, the first in-depth theoretical syntactic
investigation of a Mixtec language: San Martín Peras Mixtec. The syntax of this language is …

This article argues that, contrary to some recent proposals, a given phonological form may
be organised into at most one array of metrical structure at a time. The bulk of the paper is …

This paper presents a phonological analysis of a glottalization phenomenon in dialects of
Danish known as 'short-vowel stød'. It is argued that both short-vowel stød and common …