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... preference poets have shown for duple metres can be understood as a preference for a rhythm that heightens a phenomenon already fundamental to the language but only imperfectly realised in normal speech , and thus not only makes ...
... preference poets have shown for duple metres can be understood as a preference for a rhythm that heightens a phenomenon already fundamental to the language but only imperfectly realised in normal speech , and thus not only makes ...
Page 357
... preference ( o ) : optional offbeat : preference for inclusion ( ( o ) ) : optional offbeat : preference for omission [ B ] : unrealised beat ( [ B ] ) : optional unrealised beat Thus four - beat verse with obligatory initial offbeats ...
... preference ( o ) : optional offbeat : preference for inclusion ( ( o ) ) : optional offbeat : preference for omission [ B ] : unrealised beat ( [ B ] ) : optional unrealised beat Thus four - beat verse with obligatory initial offbeats ...
Page 358
... preference additional option : preference for inclusion additional option : preference for omission alternative options ø → x / a_b : x may be implied between a and b Options which include bracketed items are ordered later than options ...
... preference additional option : preference for inclusion additional option : preference for omission alternative options ø → x / a_b : x may be implied between a and b Options which include bracketed items are ordered later than options ...
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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