Phonology And The Dutch Stress

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stress (third syllable from right side of the word) only occurs in words with an open syllable next to it (an open penultimate syllable). Therefore, the Dutch stress system depends on the character of the second to last (penultimate) syllable.
Data: ANT PEN FIN
-VV-VV Pánama pyjáma chocolá
-VV-VC báriton célebes pelotón
-VC-VV agénda frikandéau
-VC-VC Gibráltar bombardón
-ViVj-VV andíjvie

Thirdly, schwa syllables ae never stressed:
Data: a) –CVX-C@(C) b) -CVV-@(C )
móde, saláde, mir ákel, Azië, Bélgië, térriër,
lénte, septémber Índië

This is called the schwa-syllable restriction. Primary stress falls directly for a schwa syllable if schwa is immediately preceded by a consonant.

We can, however also make minor generalisations within the bounds of major generalisations. These minor generalisations reflect the predominant stress patterns, and allow for exceptions. These exceptions stand for the recessive stress patterns ...

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are not extrametrical.

Quantity sensitivity:
In languages where the parameter ‘Quantity sensitivity’ is active, stress rules take into account the internal strucure of a rhyme. Quantity sensitive languages usually contrast syllables with long and short vowels and, optionally open and closed vowels. Because Dutch vowels are obligatorily long in open syllables, vowel length does not correspond to weight.
Dutch rhymes consist, in their most minimal form of either
a) a long vowel (VV), which forms an open (light) syllable
b) a short (lax) vowel followed by a coda consonant (VC) which forms a closed, heavy syllable.
c) a rhyme consisting of a diphtong, which makes the ...

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