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... occur in S positions only and in all S positions OR Fully stressed syllables occur in S positions only but not in all S positions OR Stress maxima occur in S positions only but not in all S positions The ' abstract metrical pattern ...
... occur in S positions only and in all S positions OR Fully stressed syllables occur in S positions only but not in all S positions OR Stress maxima occur in S positions only but not in all S positions The ' abstract metrical pattern ...
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... occurs after a syllable in strong position ( shown by x ) that is not the final syllable of a phrase . Or , looking at it the other way round , a stressed syllable can occur in a weak position only if it constitutes the beginning of a ...
... occurs after a syllable in strong position ( shown by x ) that is not the final syllable of a phrase . Or , looking at it the other way round , a stressed syllable can occur in a weak position only if it constitutes the beginning of a ...
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... occur . Of the following two lines , only the first is metrically acceptable as a four - beat line : ( 20 ) Full fathom five thy father lies [ 20a ] Fathoms five thy father lies drowned Whereas promotion can occur at the beginning of ...
... occur . Of the following two lines , only the first is metrically acceptable as a four - beat line : ( 20 ) Full fathom five thy father lies [ 20a ] Fathoms five thy father lies drowned Whereas promotion can occur at the beginning of ...
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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