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Page 72
We have already noted the importance of this feature of the language in the
temporal tradition of metrical analysis , within which it is usually referred to as '
isochrony ' , though the alternative term , ' stress - timing ' , which does not carry
the ...
We have already noted the importance of this feature of the language in the
temporal tradition of metrical analysis , within which it is usually referred to as '
isochrony ' , though the alternative term , ' stress - timing ' , which does not carry
the ...
Page 73
But if stress - timing were the only rhythmic principle in English , or one that
overrode all others , there would be no way of explaining the preference for an
alternation between stressed and unstressed syllables : the number of
nonstresses ...
But if stress - timing were the only rhythmic principle in English , or one that
overrode all others , there would be no way of explaining the preference for an
alternation between stressed and unstressed syllables : the number of
nonstresses ...
Page 394
... 346 – 7 : see also alternating rhythm , in speech ; stress - timing ' speech -
verse ' , 25 Spenser , Edmund , 4 , 141 , 222 , 237 , 261 , 265 , 280 n5 , 323
Spenserian stanza , 128 , 307 spondee , see feet , spondaic sprung pentameter ,
353 – 5 ...
... 346 – 7 : see also alternating rhythm , in speech ; stress - timing ' speech -
verse ' , 25 Spenser , Edmund , 4 , 141 , 222 , 237 , 261 , 265 , 280 n5 , 323
Spenserian stanza , 128 , 307 spondee , see feet , spondaic sprung pentameter ,
353 – 5 ...
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Contents
TRADITIONAL APPROACHES | 3 |
LINGUISTIC APPROACHES | 30 |
THE RHYTHMS OF ENGLISH SPEECH | 59 |
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acceptable alliteration allow already alternation approach beat beginning chapter classical common complex conventions course create demands demotion deviation discussion distinction double offbeat duple effect emphasis English established example expect experience expressive fact falling final five-beat four four-beat function further give given hand iambic implied offbeat important indicate initial instance inversion kind language less linguistic literary means metre metrical pattern movement natural nonstresses noted observed occur opening optional pairing particular pause pentameter perceived perhaps phrase poem poetry poets position possible preference principle produces promotion pronunciation provides reader reading realisation reflect regular relationship result rhyme rhythm rhythmic rising rules scansion semantic sense sequence simple single sounds speech stanza stress strong structure subordination suggest syntactic tension theory third tradition triple trochaic underlying units unstressed syllables usually variation verse