Stress and its relation with Morphology in Portuguese

This paper discusses BP primary stress and its relationship to morphology, based on the analysis proposed in Lee (2007) in the framework of Optimality Theory (Prince; Smolensky, 1993). It is argued that primary stress in Portuguese presents a mixed rhythm pattern (trochee and iamb), and that morphol...

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Author: Hwa Lee, Seung
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2023
Country:Brasil
Institution:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)
Repository:letrônica
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/42486
Online Access:https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/letronica/article/view/42486
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:acento
interface fonologia-morfologia
português
OT
stress
Phonology-Morphology interface
Portuguese
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Summary:This paper discusses BP primary stress and its relationship to morphology, based on the analysis proposed in Lee (2007) in the framework of Optimality Theory (Prince; Smolensky, 1993). It is argued that primary stress in Portuguese presents a mixed rhythm pattern (trochee and iamb), and that morphology is highly involved with the positioning of primary stress in this language. We will show that stress must have access to the lexical category and the internal structure of words, such as the stem in non-verbs and the thematic vowel in verbs.