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1 - Word Stress

from Part 1 - Prosody and Phonology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 May 2024

By
Draga Zec
Edited by
Danko Šipka  and
Wayles Browne
Danko Šipka
Affiliation:
Arizona State University
Wayles Browne
Affiliation:
Cornell University, New York
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Summary

This chapter addresses word stress patterns in Slavic languages. The discussion focuses on the placement of stress and the nature of the accent. Fixed stress systems are discussed (initial, antepenultimate, penultimate) as well as systems with free stress. The chapter also discusses the movement of the stress within inflectional patterns. The discussion furthermore includes the nature of the stress in various Slavic languages. There is also an outline of the laws regulating the patterns of stress in Slavic languages.

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stresspitchaccenttonefixed stressfree stressmobile stress
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The Cambridge Handbook of Slavic Linguistics , pp. 9 - 28
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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