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<p>utrecht</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Lexical category prominence''' is a labeling rule proposed in Liberman &amp;amp; Prince (1977) to provide the nodes of a metrical tree ([[metrical phonology]]) with labels ''strong'' or ''weak'' expressing prominence in systems where uniform sw- or ws-labeling fails. It labels higher level constituents (i.e. [[feet]] (=F)) that consist of syllables. The main part of this labeling rule in English states that in a configuration [A B], B is labeled strong if and only if it branches.<br /> <br /> === Example ===<br /> <br /> Compare the following examples:<br /> <br /> / \ / \<br /> Fs Fw Fw Fs<br /> /\ | / \ /\<br /> s w | s w s w<br /> | | | | | | |<br /> húrricà ne à chromátic<br /> <br /> The final foot of ''hurricane'' is labeled weak since it does not branch, while the final foot of ''achromatic'' is labeled strong since it branches.<br /> <br /> === Link ===<br /> <br /> [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Lexical+category+prominence&amp;lemmacode=603 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]<br /> <br /> === References ===<br /> <br /> * Hayes, B. 1981. ''A metrical theory of stress rules,'' PhD diss. MIT Cambridge, MA. Revised version distributed by IULC, published by Garland Press, New York, 1985.<br /> * Liberman, M. and A. Prince 1977. ''On Stress and Linguistic Rhythm,'' Linguistic Inquiry 8, pp. 249-336<br /> * Prince, A. 1983. ''Relating to the Grid,'' Linguistic Inquiry 14, pp.19-100<br /> <br /> {{dc}}<br /> [[Category:Phonology]]</div>

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