The Realisation of Stress in Welsh English
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Primary lexical stress is realised differently in English and Welsh. English lexical stress involves greater vowel duration in the associated syllable, whereas Welsh involves the shortening of the vowel associated with the stressed syllable and the lengthening of the immediately following consonant. Some accounts have suggested that Welsh English also features this long post-stress consonant. This study examined the realisation of primary lexical stress in Welsh English by comparing it to Welsh and Standard Southern British English (SSBE). The results show that the long post-stress consonant duration in Welsh English is similar to Welsh.
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