Metrička fonologija
Metrical phonology

Summary/Abstract: The paper is an introduction to metrical phonology. The first section explains the terms used in this approach, such as: strong and weak syllables, foot, extrametricality, etc. It also illustrates the two ways of representing metrical configuration by metrical trees and by metrical grids, and offers a brief insight into the study of syllable. The second section is devoted to universal parameters for the association of metrical structure to strings of phonemes. The next section seeks to prove the cyclicality of the rules that govern the metrical structure assignment. The last section deals with the interaction of segmental and metrical levels the manner in which processes carried through on one level can affect processes on the other level. It also demonstrates how knowledge about this mutual influence can be used in reconstruction of processes that operated in the history of a language.

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