If a language has the basic word-form stem+suffix, the accent will fall on a non-final syllable. If a language has the basic word-form that coincides with the stem, the accent will fall on the final syllable.
Standardized
IF the basic word form is stem+suffix, THEN word stress, provided it is fixed, is on a non-final syllable. IF the basic word form coincides with the stem (i.e., is without suffix), THEN word stress, provided it is fixed, is on final syllable.
Keywords
word stress, suffix
Domain
phonology, morphology
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
with suffix: Sanskrit (Indo-Aryan, IE), Old Persian (Iranian, IE), Yiddish, German, Icelandic (Germanic, IE), Polish (Slavonic, IE), Estonian, Finnish, Karelian, Livonian, Saami (Finno-Ugric, Uralic), Georgian, Megrelian, Laz (Kartvelian), Ket (Yeniseian); without suffix: Persian, Beluchi, Tajik, Kurdish, Jazghulam, Ishkashim (Iranian, IE), Grabar, Modern Armenian (Armenian, IE), French (Romance, IE), Udmurt (Finno-Ugric, Uralic), Nanay, Itelmen [?!, is really Chukotko-Kamchatkan], Orokh (Manchu-Tungus, Altaic), Turkish, Karaim, Turkmen, Uzbek, Gagauz, Kumyk, Tuva, Khakas (Turkic, Altaic), Lezgian (Lezgic, NE Caucasian)
Suggested rationale: Prosodic prominence should be on that part of the word which has the greatest informational load, i.e., the stem.”Basic word form” is the unmarked/basic paradigmatic form of a word; NOM.SG or ABS.SG of a noun, etc.
Suggested rationale: Prosodic prominence should be on that part of the word which has the greatest informational load, i.e., the stem.”Basic word form” is the unmarked/basic paradigmatic form of a word; NOM.SG or ABS.SG of a noun, etc.