In the recent works on Norwegian phonology, mora is claimed to be necessary in addition to syllable. The author takes the standpoint that, while syllable is inherent in any language, the necessity of mora depends on languages and on whether it will provide a better explanation of their phonological phenomena. Starting from this position, and critically examining the mora in Sandnes Norwegian as well as in recent phonological theories, the author points out that the phenomena claimed to be “better” explained using the mora can actually be explained without it, and that several prosodic aspects of the dialect, such as accents and syllable structure, can be “better” explained using syllable alone; thus mora lacks the explanatory power and raison d’etre. From these arguments, the author concludes that mora is unnecessary in the phonology of Sandnes Norwegian.
ノルウェー語Sandnes（サンネス）方言のモーラ--記述言語学的な視点から--
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