New Perspectives on English Word Stress (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 2025
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Paperback. 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. The study of English word stress: New perspectives on its history, current state and issues. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
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- Title
- New Perspectives on English Word Stress (Paperback)
- Author
- Eiji Yamada
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh
- Publication year
- 2025
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1399519948
- ISBN 13
- 9781399519946
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.
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About the Author
Anne Przewozny is Professor of English Linguistics at Toulouse Jean-Jaurès University, France
Jean-Michel Fournier is Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Tours, France
Nicolas Ballier is Professor of English Linguistics at Université Paris Cité, France
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