In metrical trees, the strongest unit..
Example (metrical tree)
Here is an example of a metrical tree of the word metricality:
Here is an example of a metrical tree of the word metricality:
On the word and foot level, s and w indicate relative stress. The w indicates weaker prominence, and the s indicates relative stronger prominence.
The internal syllable structure in the above figure has been omitted and is represented by triangles. Within the syllable, s and w refer to stronger and weaker degrees of sonorance, not stress, and s corresponds to the syllable nucleus, which is the most sonorant segment in a syllable.
In metrical trees, the strongest unit of the word is the one that is dominated by s all the way up the tree.
Example (metrical grid)
Here is an example of a metrical grid of the word metricality:
Stress within feet and words can be represented as a metrical grid:
The internal syllable structure in the above figure has been omitted and is represented by triangles. Within the syllable, s and w refer to stronger and weaker degrees of sonorance, not stress, and s corresponds to the syllable nucleus, which is the most sonorant segment in a syllable.
In metrical trees, the strongest unit of the word is the one that is dominated by s all the way up the tree.
Example (metrical grid)
Here is an example of a metrical grid of the word metricality:
Stress within feet and words can be represented as a metrical grid:
In a grid, the most prominent unit is the one that is dominated by the most number of x’s.
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