PERSISTENCE OF THE LATIN ACCENT IN THE NOMINAL ...

Wd
Ft
σ 1 σ < σ>
│ │
μ μ
Wd
Ft Ft
│
σ σ 1 < σ>
μ μ μ μ
Figure 1-17. Latin prosodic word. A) Light penult. B) Heavy penult.
Extrametricality
Although Liberman and Prince (1977, 281-282, 294-298) include tangential discussions
of extrametricality and adjunction in recognition of the fact that the metrical approach leaves
residue that must be accounted for in some way, extrametricality continues to be a topic of study.
Beasley and Crosswhite (2003) review previous approaches to extrametricality before
proceeding with their own OT analysis. Hayes (1995, 56-60) utilizes Estonian as an example to
show that CVC syllables, treated as light in final position but heavy in nonfinal syllables, require
a formal mechanism for exclusion from normal metric parsing. He further notes that similar
treatment of CVC as light occurs in English, Arabic dialects, a dialect of Hindi, Spanish,
Romanian, Ancient Greek, and Menomini. Rather than adjusting metrical rules to the changing
value of CVC final syllables such syllables could simply be excluded from the parsing operation.
Halle and Idsardi (1995, 408), building on Idsardi’s previous work, propose the Edge-Marking
Parameter.
(1.8) Edge Marking Parameter (Halle and Idsardi 1995)
left
left
left
Place a parenthesis to the of the -most element in the
right
right
right
string.
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