New Perspectives on English Word Stress

by: Eiji Yamada (Editor),Anne Przewozny (Editor),Jean-Michel Fouier (Editor),Nicolas Ballier (Editor)

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Edition: 1st

Publication Date: 2023/7/10

Language: English

Print Length: 269 pages

ISBN-10: 139951993X

ISBN-13: 9781399519939

Book Description

New Perspectives on English Word Stress explores the mechanism of word stress assignment in contemporary English from different methodological and theoretical perspectives. Comprising nine chapters, these approaches include a historical overview of the study of stress; the relationship between historic changes in stress and meaning; the relationship between spelling and stress; syllable weight and stress; the theoretical treatment of exceptions; stress mechanisms in Australian English; and stress in Singapore English. The book presents new data and provides the reader with access to various approaches to English word stress in phonology.

About the Author

New Perspectives on English Word Stress explores the mechanism of word stress assignment in contemporary English from different methodological and theoretical perspectives. Comprising nine chapters, these approaches include a historical overview of the study of stress; the relationship between historic changes in stress and meaning; the relationship between spelling and stress; syllable weight and stress; the theoretical treatment of exceptions; stress mechanisms in Australian English; and stress in Singapore English. The book presents new data and provides the reader with access to various approaches to English word stress in phonology.