phonology new holland academic graphics iambic issue iambs result constraint interaction ruben van de vijver abstract _ iambic issue _ deals specific problem metrical theory iambic feet properties set apart trochaic feet iambic languages stress first last syllable avoided iambs assigned right left proto typical iambic foot light syllable followed heavy syllable play role prosodic morphology building optimality theory argued iambic feet result constraint interaction rather building blocks metrical theory chapter 2 3 stress patterns several carib yupik languages analyzed considerable detail shown rightheaded feet found surface languages result interaction constraint favors leftheaded feet constraint bars initial final syllable stressed claim iambs arise left edge word right edge word substantiated chapter 4 chapter stress patterns several languages claimed iambs arising right edge word analyzed analysis languages terms leftheaded feet feasible well many cases even preferable prosodic morphology number languages investigated chapter 5 concluded prototypical iamb never used building block prosodic morphology finally summary presented chapter 6 addressing issues metrical phonology book interest phonologists well researchers interested prosodic morphology paperback xii 271 pp 16x24cm isbn 905569 040 6 hil dissertations 37 summary dutch price nlg 40 approx 20 excl pp information orders mailto mail hag nl http www hag nl phonology campidanian sardinian unitary account selforganizing structure _ phonology campidanian sardinian _ presents theoretical account phonological system phonological system southern sardinian addition description rich variety phonological facts language unitary framework developed based three existing theories dependency based approach segmental structure metrical prosody optimality theory major revisions extensions three theories proposed lead unitary account entire phonological system segmental level level higher prosodic constituents phonological component grammar argued subject two conflicting complementary requirements faithfulness underlying representation lexical phrasal inputs wellformedness requirements outputs former preserves interpretive task phonology latter aims maximal regularity predictability sound patterns conflict resolutions faithfulness wellformedness constraints give rise phonological system allows distinctiveness learnability book provides description entire phonological system well theoretical account mental organization sound patterns underlies observed phenomena _ phonology campidanian sardinian interest descriptive theoretical phonologists paperback xxii 516 pp 16x24cm isbn 905569 043 0 hil dissertations 38 summary dutch holland academic graphics scientific document processing po box 53292 2505 ag hague netherlands phone 31 70 448 0203 fax 31 70 448 0177 email rene hagpub com http www hag nl