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Page 41
... principle takes care of both of these , because in neither case is the ' deviant ' stress a stress maximum , that is , a stress between two unstressed syllables . ( At the same time , the second alternative allows nonstresses to occur ...
... principle takes care of both of these , because in neither case is the ' deviant ' stress a stress maximum , that is , a stress between two unstressed syllables . ( At the same time , the second alternative allows nonstresses to occur ...
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... principle ) . The two principles may conflict to weaken the dipodic alternations , as in the full 4 × 4 stanza with initial offbeats ( see ( 59 ) ) , or coincide to create a strong dipodic rhythm , as in the 4.3.4.3 equivalent ...
... principle ) . The two principles may conflict to weaken the dipodic alternations , as in the full 4 × 4 stanza with initial offbeats ( see ( 59 ) ) , or coincide to create a strong dipodic rhythm , as in the 4.3.4.3 equivalent ...
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... principle of a fixed syllable count . It is certainly true that historically the triumphs of this principle reflect foreign influence : the poets who have , at various stages in the history of accentual verse , influentially tightened ...
... principle of a fixed syllable count . It is certainly true that historically the triumphs of this principle reflect foreign influence : the poets who have , at various stages in the history of accentual verse , influentially tightened ...
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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