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Page 71
... alternation manifests itself is in the choices English speakers make among possible phrasings ; thus Bolinger ( 1965 ) notes that we tend to say a free and easy manner in preference to an easy and free manner , or bright and shining ...
... alternation manifests itself is in the choices English speakers make among possible phrasings ; thus Bolinger ( 1965 ) notes that we tend to say a free and easy manner in preference to an easy and free manner , or bright and shining ...
Page 73
... alternation between stressed and unstressed syllables : the number of nonstresses between stresses could vary freely without affecting rhythmic regularity . We have already noted , how- ever , that the syllable is itself a rhythmic unit ...
... alternation between stressed and unstressed syllables : the number of nonstresses between stresses could vary freely without affecting rhythmic regularity . We have already noted , how- ever , that the syllable is itself a rhythmic unit ...
Page 118
... alternation that begins with the secondary beat ; this is achieved by starting the line with two relatively weak syllables , which are interpreted , once the general rhythmic scheme has been established , as a secondary beat and offbeat ...
... alternation that begins with the secondary beat ; this is achieved by starting the line with two relatively weak syllables , which are interpreted , once the general rhythmic scheme has been established , as a secondary beat and offbeat ...
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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 example expectations experience expressive fact falling final five-beat four-beat function further give given hand iambic implied offbeat important indicate initial instance inversion kind language less linguistic means metre metrical pattern metrical set movement natural nonstresses normal 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 result rhyme rhythm rhythmic rules scansion semantic sense sequence simple single sounds speech stanza stress strong structure style subordination suggest syntactic tension theory third tradition triple trochaic underlying units unstressed syllables usually variation verse