영어 어말 주강세의 최적성이론 분석

Abstract

Optimality Analysis of English Word-final Primary StressLee, Yongsung This paper deals with apparently exceptional primary stresses on final syllables. Due to the high-ranking nature of NonFinality, the English main stress avoids the final syllable. But in spite of the general tendency of non-final primary stress, English has certain subsets of words with primary stress on final syllables, which are simply ignored or are pushed aside with ad hoc suggestions in the literature. This paper presents a systematic explanation to these apparent exceptions. The main idea is that there is a set of Ft'Harmony constraints that interact with NonFinality to sometimes produce final primary stress. The harmonic scale, |(CVV[+high])| |(CV.CV)| |(CVV[-high])| |(CVC)|, is the key in understanding final primary stress. In disyllabic words where both of the syllables are heavy, the stress generally goes to the initial syllable. But, if the HH is composed of (CVC)(CVV) or (CVV[-high]) (CVV[+high]), then the work of Ft'Harmony pushes the primary stress to the final syllable. The proposal in this paper is extended to cover (LL)(H) cases where we sometimes find final primary stress. In these cases, we find that the final H syllable invariably has a long high vowel. Therefore, the harmonic scale of the head foot allows the final syllable with a long high vowel to take the main stress.