new book van de vijver iambic issue ruben van de vijver iambic issue iambs result constraint interaction iambic languages stress first last syllable avoided iambs assigned right left prototypical iambic foot play role prosodic morphology building optimality theory van de vijver argues iambic feet result constraint interaction rather building blocks metrical theory van de vijver presents detailed analyses stress patterns several carib yupik languages shows rightheaded feet found surface languages result interaction constraint favors leftheaded feet constraint bars initial final syllable stressed argues iambs arise left edge word analyzes stress patterns several lan guages claimed iambs arising right edge word one conclusions prototypical iamb never used building block prosodic morphology contents 1 introduction 2 stress cariban languages 3 yupik prosody 4 trochee stress right left 5 feet prosodic morphology 6 summary conclusions 1998 271pp isbn 905569 040 6 paperback hil dissertations 37 vrije universiteit amsterdam price individuals ordering directly hag nlg 40 excl pp vat holland academic graphics hague http www hag nl rint sybesma holland academic graphics po box 53292 2505 ag hague netherlands fax 31 70 448 0177