Adjustable word edges and weight-sensitive stress

Abstract

In standard Optimality Theoretic analyses of weight-sensitive stress, no consideration is given to the
possibility that languages may reposition the edges of the prosodic word in order to avoid violations of
constraints related to syllable weight. I propose that this underexplored prediction is borne out in Karuk (isolate, California) and Majhi Punjabi (Indo-Aryan).