Do syllable-timed languages exist?

Authors

  • Luiz Carlos Cagliari

Keywords:

Speech rhythm, typology, syllable-timed rhythm.

Abstract

The language typology of speech rhythm has been investigated by many researchers in different languages. However, they have not reached a unanimous conclusion. Part of the misunderstanding is due to the methodology they used. In addition, there is some theoretical confusion on the definition of a syllable timed language. This paper refers to the last question, but without discussing others people works and theories. Instead, it points out some essential questions that have not been taken into consideration in the discussion.

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Published

2016-04-04

How to Cite

Cagliari, L. C. (2016). Do syllable-timed languages exist?. Estudos Linguísticos (São Paulo. 1978), 42(1), 19–32. Retrieved from https://revistas.gel.org.br/estudos-linguisticos/article/view/1083

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Fonética