Rara #104

Legacy number: 104

 Number  104
 Phenomenon  secondary word-stress on odd-numbered word-final syllables, but only if the word is morphologically complex, irrespective of its morphological composition; no secondary stress in monomorphemic words (primary stress is on the first syllable of content words)
 Found in  Tohono O'odham (formerly known as Papago, Uto-Aztecan)
 Domain  phonology — word-stress
 Type  nonesuch
 Keywords  syllable-counting, morphological complexity
 Source  Fitzgerald, Colleen M. (2001). The morpheme-to-stress principle in Tohono O'odham. Linguistics 39: 941-972.
 Violates  none

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Discussion
Notes
Fitzgerald 2001 analyses Tohono O?odham as having binary syllabic trochees starting at left edge, and posits a constraint that requires all morphemes to be associated with at least one stressed syllable; as a result degenerate feet are permitted, but only in those words with complex morphology.
Comment
Frans Plank · 21 Sep 2006
<r>Fitzgerald 2001</r> analyses Tohono O'odham as having binary syllabic trochees starting at left edge, and posits a constraint that requires all morphemes to be associated with at least one stressed syllable; as a result degenerate feet are permitted, but only in those words with complex morphology.