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... semantic weight on particular points of complaint . There are also instances where the semantic demands impose a metrical interpretation on the line different from that implied by the neutral stress contour ; in the following example ...
... semantic weight on particular points of complaint . There are also instances where the semantic demands impose a metrical interpretation on the line different from that implied by the neutral stress contour ; in the following example ...
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... semantic functions , the last two with nonsemantic functions . 9.1 ICONIC FUNCTIONS In considering the semantic functions of poetic rhythm , we are enquiring into the various ways in which the substance of language , perceived as a ...
... semantic functions , the last two with nonsemantic functions . 9.1 ICONIC FUNCTIONS In considering the semantic functions of poetic rhythm , we are enquiring into the various ways in which the substance of language , perceived as a ...
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... semantic dimension , both as an emblem of harmony and as a network of internal connections , which has already been ... semantic richness . A related purpose served by metrical ordering is the creation of a unified and discrete ...
... semantic dimension , both as an emblem of harmony and as a network of internal connections , which has already been ... semantic richness . A related purpose served by metrical ordering is the creation of a unified and discrete ...
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