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In this chapter, I present a summary of some of the work that has been done in the area of learnability and phonology. From there I move on to a discussion of one particular aspect of phonology: stress. I outline some of the characteristics of English stress. In order to do so, I present some of the machinery of metrical theory including illustrations of relevant terminology, and universal aspects of metrical systems. The chapter then outlines the specific theory of metrical phonology adopted: a parameterized version set out in Dresher and Kaye (1990). The metrical parameters of English, Polish, and Hungarian are given. The chapter concludes with a discussion of a learning theory for phonology. Issues such as the subset principle and default parameter settings are raised.
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Archibald, J. (1993). Metrical Phonology. In: Language Learnability and L2 Phonology. Studies in Theoretical Psycholinguistics, vol 19. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2056-2_2
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