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Lect:
Mam
latitude,longitude:
15,-92
Patterns [ 4 ] Attributes Syllables [ 7 ] Sources [ 4 ] Words [ 5 ]
Pattern:
Light monosyllables do not occur
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Syllable Parameters [ 2 ] Syllabic Template [ 1 ] Weight [ 4 ]
closed_syll: yes
long_v: yes
syllable_template: (C)(C)V(V)(C)(C) at least
V? weight: 2
VV weight: 2
VC weight: 1
V weight: 0
1995 Bailey, Todd M. 1995. Nonmetrical Constraints on Stress. Doctoral dissertation, Univerisity of Minnesota. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI.
1983 England, Nora. 1983. A Grammar of Mam, a Mayan Language. University of Texas Press, Austin.
1995 Hayes, Bruce. 1995. Metrical stress theory: Principles and case studies. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
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1983 England, Nora (1983), A Grammar of Mam, a Mayan Language. University of Texas Press, Austin
37: If a word contains a long vowel, it is stressed. If the word contains no long vowel, stress is placed on the last syllable that is closed by a glottal stop. If these two rules do not apply stress falls on the vowel preceding the last consonant of the stem. (England 1983:37)
ʔaˈʠuːntl work
waʠˈnaːya i worked
puʔˈlaʔ dipper
ʂ̌piˈtʃaʠ racoon
ˈspikʸˀa clear