The accentual system of the languages

    Study the accentual system of the languages shown below. For each system propose a formal analysis based on. Your analysis will refer to the main parameters identified by Hayes (1995). These parameters can be combined in a variety of ways (including some not seen in class). A. Fidjien (Austronesian language) – 10 pts lá ko ‘go’ bi ná ko ‘goo’ se ŋái ‘no’ ki lá: ‘knowledge’ nrè : nré : ‘difficult’ pa rài ma rí: ‘primairy’ ndài rè: ki tá: ‘director’ te rè ni sì si tá: ‘transisor’ pe rè si té ndi ‘president’ a. Syllable weight sensitive stress? Yes No b. Type of foot? c. Direction of construction of the feet? d. Iterative ? Yes No e. Final rule ? Left Right f. Degenerate feet ? Yes No g. Indicate directly on each example how the feet are constructed, using brackets ( ) h. Formulate, in no more than two sentences, a general description of your analysis. B. Wargamay (Pama-Nyungan) – 10 pts mú:ba ‘stone fish’ báda ‘dog’ gí:baɽa ‘fig tree’ gíɟawùlu ‘freshwater jewfish’ gagára ‘dilly bag’ ɟuɽágaj-mìri ‘Vale-from’ a. Syllable weight sensitive stress? Yes No b. Type of foot? c. Direction of construction of the feet? d. Iterative ? Yes No e. Final rule ? Left Right f. Degenerate feet ? Yes No g. Indicate directly on each example how the feet are constructed, using brackets ( ) h. Formulate, in no more than two sentences, a general description of your analysis.

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