This paper explores onset-sensitive stress from a typological, phonetic and phonological
perspective. A phonetic study of three onset-sensitive stress systems suggests a close match …

There are numerous studies devoted to the typological examination of stress (eg Hyman
1977; Liberman and Prince 1977; Hayes 1980, 1995; Prince 1983; Halle and Vergnaud …

This chapter provides a typological and theoretical overview of word stress. Drawing on
broad cross-linguistic data, it discusses phonological and phonetic characteristics of stress …

Grammars frequently categorize syllables for prosodic purposes, treating one class as
heavier (eg, more stress‐attracting) than another. While such categorization is usually …

In quantity-sensitive stress languages, syllable weight is typically determined by looking at
the rhyme only. The location of stress in these languages depends on syllable weight, and …

While some accounts of syllable weight deny a role for onsets, onset-sensitive weight criteria
have received renewed attention in recent years (eg Gordon 2005, Topintzi 2010). This …

handout and paper available at http://budling. nytud. hu/~ szigetva/papers. html (1) received
attitude towards syllables and stress a. consensus since Liberman & Prince (1977): syllables …

9.1. 1 Wh at are stress languag es? In stress languages, one or more syllables in each word
or phrase is said to be 'more prominent'than others.'Prominence'is not an intrinsic property of …

Word stress has long presented challenges to phonologists, as they have sought to uncover
patterns in its distribution, and devise models to account for its behaviour and formal …

Sonority-Based Stress ROA-33 sonstress. ps Michael Kenstowicz kenstow@ mit. edu MIT,
August 1994 It is well known that the sonority hierarchy plays a major role in determining the …