Abstract This paper argues for quantity-sensitive, trochaic foot structure in Québécois French, which allows for a unified prosodic account of the variable distribution of tenseness of high vowels in non-final syllables. Following Montreuil (Montreuil, Jean-Pierre. 2004a. Fragmenting weight in Scottish English. In Monica Pulki (ed.), La tribune internationale des langues vivantes, 36, 114–22. Paris. Montreuil, Jean-Pierre. 2004b. The Computation of weight in English and in Québec French. First PAC Workshop 23–24 April 2004, Université de Toulouse le Mirail.) a grammatical, sonority-based surface weight distinction is assumed for Québécois French vowels, with tense high vowels associated to a full mora µ, while lax high vowels are associated to a hypomora λ, a weight value less than µ. The weight is shown to be regulated at the level of the minimally monomoraic foot, which can be expanded to include an adjacent syllable in words consisting of more than two syllables, following the proposed Trochaic Markedness Hierarchy, based on the following three ranked principles: 1) quantitative minimum: light and heavy rimes are preferred to superlight (λ) rimes, 2) quantitative evenness: even trochees are preferred to uneven trochees, and 3) quantitative dominance: the left branch that is heavier than the right branch is preferred to the left branch that is lighter. Possible shapes of the trochee are shown to be aligned with alternating surface realizations of high vowels.

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魁北克高元音分布和四方性

摘要本文提出了魁北克法语中对数量敏感的Trochaic脚结构的观点，该结构允许对非定音节中高级元音的紧张度变量分布进行统一的韵律解释。继蒙特勒（Montreuil，尚·皮埃尔（Jean-Pierre）于2004a。用苏格兰英语分割重量。在莫妮卡·普尔基（Monica Pulki）（编），《国际论坛报》，36，114–22。巴黎。蒙特勒（Montreuil），尚·皮埃尔（2004b）。计算（英语）和魁北克法语权重（第一个PAC研讨会，2004年4月23日至24日，图卢兹勒米拉伊尔大学）。魁北克法语元音假定采用语法，基于声音的表面重量区分，其中紧张的高元音与完整的格调相关µ，而高音的元音则与低渗λ有关，而权重值小于µ。已显示出重量是在最小单摩脚的高度上调节的，该脚可根据以下三个排名原则，按照拟议的Trochaic Markedness Hierarchy分层结构，扩展到包含两个以上音节的单词相邻的音节。 ）最低定量要求：轻和重的雾es优于超轻（λ）雾es，2）定量的均匀度：均匀的troche优于不均匀的troche，以及3）定量优势：较重的左分支比右分支优先左分支较轻。所显示的小刀的可能形状与高元音的交替表面实现对齐。遵循拟议的Trochaic标记等级体系，基于以下三个排名原则：1）定量最小值：轻和重的边缘优于超轻（λ）边缘; 2）定量均匀性：甚至是troche优于不均匀troche，以及3）定量优势：左分支比右分支重，比左分支更轻。所显示的小刀的可能形状与高元音的交替表面实现对齐。遵循拟议的Trochaic标记等级体系，基于以下三个排名原则：1）定量最小值：轻和重的边缘优于超轻（λ）边缘; 2）定量均匀性：甚至是troche优于不均匀troche，以及3）定量优势：左分支比右分支重，比左分支更轻。所显示的小刀的可能形状与高元音的交替表面实现对齐。