For next Tuesday (2/14) and Thursday (2/16), please read the following book chapters, which can be downloaded from the “Readings” section of this website.  (Note that the “Readings” section is password-protected–you can find the password on the first page of the course syllabus.)

Carr, Philip. 1999. English Phonetics and Phonology, Chap. 8 (“English word stress”) & Chap. 9 (“The rhythm of English”). Malden: Blackwell Publishing.