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Above and Beyond the Segments: Experimental linguistics and phonetics
Edited by Johanneke Caspers, Yiya Chen, Willemijn Heeren, Jos Pacilly, Niels O. Schiller and Ellen van Zanten
[Not in series 189] 2014
► pp. 311–322

Durational effects of phrasal stress

In this chapter, I discuss experimental evidence for the stretches of speech whose durations are affected by phrasal stress (also called the domain of accentual lengthening). This topic relates to Vincent van Heuven’s work on the phonetic correlates of stress. I summarize two findings, namely (1) phrasal stress can affect the duration of multiple syllables, and (2) the durational effects of phrasal stress can be influenced by constituent structure. I then discuss two interpretations of these findings (1) that phrasal stress lengthens a continuous domain, and (2) that it targets multiple sites, some of which appear to be optional. I present evidence that supports the second interpretation, and end by discussing remaining problems and questions.
Published online: 10 December 2014
https://doi.org/10.1075/z.189.25tur
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