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Evidence for phonological constraints on nuclear accent placement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 February 2026

James German ,
Janet Pierrehumbert  and
Stefan Kaufmann
James German*
Affiliation:
Northwestern University
Janet Pierrehumbert*
Affiliation:
Northwestern University
Stefan Kaufmann*
Affiliation:
Northwestern University
*
Department of Linguistics, Northwestern University, 2016 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL 60208-4090, [j-german@northwestern.edu], [jbp@babel.ling.northwestern.edu], [kaufmann@northwestern.edu]
Department of Linguistics, Northwestern University, 2016 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL 60208-4090, [j-german@northwestern.edu], [jbp@babel.ling.northwestern.edu], [kaufmann@northwestern.edu]
Department of Linguistics, Northwestern University, 2016 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL 60208-4090, [j-german@northwestern.edu], [jbp@babel.ling.northwestern.edu], [kaufmann@northwestern.edu]
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Language , Volume 82 , Issue 1 , March 2006 , pp. 151 - 168
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Copyright © 2006 by Linguistic Society of America

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