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[b-hebrew] a simple rule for Hebrew stress

From: Vadim Cherny <vadimcherny AT gmail.com>
To: B-Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [b-hebrew] a simple rule for Hebrew stress
Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2010 07:46:16 +0300

Hebrew stress can be described as moraic bisyllabic. Stress is normally on the second syllable of each morae: catAv, davAr, catAvti, wecAtavtI (emphatic stress makes the schwa under waw highly vocal, unlike in w’catAvti), wayyOmer, dvarchA.

In singular segholate nouns, this rule is overridden by vulgar word-initial stress shift (calAv - cAlav - cal'v - calb).

Vadim Cherny

[b-hebrew] a simple rule for Hebrew stress, Vadim Cherny, 04/07/2010