The Dutch stress sytem Dutch is described as being a quantity-sensitive trochaic system, operating from left to right with extrametricality. In the following essay I will gice the arguments and data that point towards this system. I will also analyse in which way exceptions are being taken care of within this system. The metrical analysis will be based on work by Trommelen & Zonneveld. These authors adopt an onset-rhyme organisation of syllable structure. We can make …showed first 75 words of 1444 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1444 total…words, here the exceptions are described). In this last part two types can be analysed: lexical markings with respect to extrametricality and prespecified lexical stress on final or prefinal light syllables. Dutch: English Pre- si- dént Pré- si- dent L L SH L L H (* .) (*) (* .) < > * * Hó- ri- zon Ho- rí- zon L L H L T H (* .) < > (. *) < > * * Fa- mí- lie Fá- mi- ly L L L L L L (.) (* .) (* .) < > * *