The learnability of metrical phonology

Acknowledgements I consider myself very lucky to have had the support when writing this thesis, whether directly or indirectly, from the following people: Essential to starting and finishing this work is Paul Boersma. I thank him for his support as much as for challenging me, and for enabling me to push the limits. I thank my reading committee Haike Jacobs, René Kager, Wolfgang Kehrein, Norval Smith, and Paul Smolensky for their valuable comments; especially Wolfgang and Norval for enduring tedious questions about phonology. My paranymphs Maren Pannemann and Petra Jongmans never failed in supporting me; they prevented me from going nuts in quite some moments of panic. I wouldn't have known what to do without them, and my Dutch would be much worse if it weren't for them. Furthermore, I was very happy to be part of the phonological reading groups in Utrecht and Leiden. It was always fun and helpful to discuss anything phono with and all the other people who attended. Being part of the Sound Circle organizing committee with Ivana Brasileiro, Ania Kijak, and Shakuntala Mahanta was, and still is, great. The core of the IFA as I got to know it made me always feel welcome. Ton Wempe en Dirk Jaasma took more than good care of me, not to forget my fellow gratiën Irene Jacobi and Wieneke Wesseling. Being a phonologist among phoneticians is not so bad at all. In the bigger picture, I thank everyone at the ACLC for contributing to a stimulating work environment, and all AiOs for being an enjoyable group open for discussion. Being responsible for my beginning interest in science, I like to thank Janet Grijzenhout and Martin Krämer, who have always been there with good advise for me beyond Düsseldorf. There are many non-phonologist linguists I need to thank for a lot inside and outside linguistics: Martin Salzmann for having the first fun-nights out in Amsterdam; Berit Gehrke for many more fun-nights out and in; Mika Poss for being there in Boston; Silke Hamann for being a role model, and Robert Cloutier for his patience and help with my English. My fellow mappreviators need to be mentioned, too: Roland Pfau for being my other role model; Rachel Selbach and Karina Hof for brightening my day with their eloquence and quick cheer-ups; and Rafael Fischer for being a fun office mate and utterly cheek. Completely outside of linguistics, there are …

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