N. Chomsky and M. Halle distinguish five degrees of word
stress in EngUsh and emphasize «... that the major stress contours
are determined by the operation of a transformation cycle»1. By
the latter cycle they mean both the placement of main stress and
stress contours (secondary, tertiary, fourthiary, weak) within ini
tial medial and final positions of words and vowel reduction.
Transformational-generative phonology attempts to distinguish at
least four and five or more degrees of stress and to suggest the
predictable stress placement rules. Their description is in sharp
disagreement with the statements in most textbooks, which, like,
D. Jones have been teaching that, generally speaking, there are no
rules determining, which syllable or syllables of polysyllabic
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