phonology and the dutch stress system

The Dutch stress sytem Dutch is described as being a quantity-sensitive trochaic system, operating from left to right with extrametricality. In the following essay I will gice the arguments and data that point towards this system. I will also analyse in which way exceptions are being taken care of within this system. The metrical analysis will be based on work by Trommelen & Zonneveld. These authors adopt an onset-rhyme organisation of syllable structure. We can make …

…words, here the exceptions are described). In this last part two types can be analysed: lexical markings with respect to extrametricality and prespecified lexical stress on final or prefinal light syllables. Dutch: English Pre- si- dént Pré- si- dent L L SH L L H (* .) (*) (* .) < > * * Hó- ri- zon Ho- rí- zon L L H L T H (* .) < > (. *) < > * * Fa- mí- lie Fá- mi- ly L L L L L L (.) (* .) (* .) < > * *