In fact, he has concluded that in English, no foot can consist of a single sound. That would preserve stress, so you'd think it would be possible. Burzio sits back and smiles. Our brains were born knowing that there were no unary feet. He finds none in Italian, Latin, Hebrew, Polish, or Spanish, and he doubts they exist in any language.
Stress is key to meaning, and it only exists through contrast.
There can be no front without a back, no stress without something unstressed. A book explaining the work, Principles of English Stress, was recently published by the Cambridge University Press and has received much attention among linguists. Virtual bronchoscopy, and more Jose Ma. By comparing a patient's MRI to the atlas, doctors will pinpoint malfunctioning regions. Unlike conventional bronchoscopy, in which a tube is snaked down the patient's throat, this technique is non-invasive.