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... increase in such effort , both in the muscles which contract the lungs and in those that increase the tension of the vocal cords . It seems likely , therefore , that stress in English is produced by a neural signal which creates a burst ...
... increase in such effort , both in the muscles which contract the lungs and in those that increase the tension of the vocal cords . It seems likely , therefore , that stress in English is produced by a neural signal which creates a burst ...
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... increase tension , which is another source of the subtlety of which this metrical form is capable . When it comes to line - junctures , on the other hand , the tension created by run - ons in four - beat verse is , as we have noted ...
... increase tension , which is another source of the subtlety of which this metrical form is capable . When it comes to line - junctures , on the other hand , the tension created by run - ons in four - beat verse is , as we have noted ...
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... increase in tension when it involves the double offbeat ; an example already discussed is the following : ( 188 ) How many bards gild the lapses of time ! B ô B o B However , it does appear to increase the irregularity when it involves ...
... increase in tension when it involves the double offbeat ; an example already discussed is the following : ( 188 ) How many bards gild the lapses of time ! B ô B o B However , it does appear to increase the irregularity when it involves ...
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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