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Page 100
... duple and triple rhythms occurs not as a structural principle , but in the ... metre mentioned in the Preface : the nature of the language , the principles ... duple metre embodies this tendency as its basic rhythmic principle , and is ...
... duple and triple rhythms occurs not as a structural principle , but in the ... metre mentioned in the Preface : the nature of the language , the principles ... duple metre embodies this tendency as its basic rhythmic principle , and is ...
Page 101
... duple verse matches the two rhythmic principles of English , the stress - timed rhythm and the syllabic rhythm , by ... metre can be explained as a stratagem to keep the powerful triple rhythm at bay . Turning next to the influence of ...
... duple verse matches the two rhythmic principles of English , the stress - timed rhythm and the syllabic rhythm , by ... metre can be explained as a stratagem to keep the powerful triple rhythm at bay . Turning next to the influence of ...
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... duple metre , the rules for triple metre fall short of providing a machine for processing strings of syllables to produce metrical judgements . The freedom implied by the numerous options of the demotion rule is to some extent illusory ...
... duple metre , the rules for triple metre fall short of providing a machine for processing strings of syllables to produce metrical judgements . The freedom implied by the numerous options of the demotion rule is to some extent illusory ...
Contents
LINGUISTIC APPROACHES 8228 | 28 |
THE RHYTHMS OF ENGLISH SPEECH | 59 |
THE FOURBEAT RHYTHM | 76 |
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accentual-syllabic verse alternation anapaestic Bo Bo Ceolred classical approach common metre complex create demotion deviation discussion distinction double offbeat duple metre duple verse emphasis English metre English poetry English verse example falling rhythm five-beat line following line four-beat line four-beat rhythm four-beat verse function iambic pentameter implied offbeat initial inversion initial offbeat Kiparsky language linguistic literary metrical form metrical pattern metrical rules metrical set metrical structure metrical style metrical theory metrist movement nonstresses ŏ B ŏ occur offbeat condition optional pause perceived perception phonetic phonological phrase poem poetic poetry poets pronunciation prosody reader reading rhyme rhythmic form rhythmic structure rhythmic unit scansion semantic sense sequence single offbeat speech rhythms stanza stress contour stress pattern stress-final pairing stress-initial pairing stress-timing stressed and unstressed strong syntactic break syntax tension tradition triple metre triple rhythm triple verse trochaic trochee underlying rhythm unrealised beat unstressed syllables words