Acoustic correlates of lexical stress in Moroccan Arabic - Kölner UniversitätsPublikationsServer

Bruggeman, Anna, Louriz, Nabila ORCID: 0000-0003-1107-4534, Almbark, Rana and Hellmuth, Sam ORCID: 0000-0002-0062-904X (2021). Acoustic correlates of lexical stress in Moroccan Arabic. J. Int. Phon. Assoc., 51 (3). S. 425 - 450. CAMBRIDGE: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS. ISSN 1475-3502

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DOI:10.1017/S002510032000002X

Abstract

Presently there is no consensus regarding the interpretation and analysis of the stress system of Moroccan Arabic. This paper tests whether the acoustic realisation of syllables support one widely adopted interpretation of lexical stress, according to which stress is either penultimate or final depending on syllable weight. The experiment reports on word-initial syllables that differ in presumed stress status. Target words were embedded in a carrier sentence within a scripted mock dialogue to ensure that the measurements reflect lexical stress rather than phrase-level prominence. Results from all four acoustic parameters tested (f0, duration, Centre of Gravity and vowel quality) showed that there were no differences as a function of presumed stress status, thus failing to support an interpretation according to which stressed syllables are acoustically differentiated. We consider the results in relation to previous claims and observations, and conclude that the absence of acoustic correlates of presumed stress is compatible with the view that Moroccan Arabic lacks lexical stress.

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Creators	Email	ORCID	ORCID Put Code
Bruggeman, Anna	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Louriz, Nabila	UNSPECIFIED	orcid.org/0000-0003-1107-4534	UNSPECIFIED
Almbark, Rana	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Hellmuth, Sam	UNSPECIFIED	orcid.org/0000-0002-0062-904X	UNSPECIFIED