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... perception of that rhythmic activity . Fundamental to the iambic pentameter , for instance , is its fivefold ... perception of metre is the perception of rhythmic beats , a matter not of arithmetic but THE GENERATIVE APPROACH 53.
... perception of that rhythmic activity . Fundamental to the iambic pentameter , for instance , is its fivefold ... perception of metre is the perception of rhythmic beats , a matter not of arithmetic but THE GENERATIVE APPROACH 53.
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... perception , we need to be aware that although the native speaker can ' hear ' the syllables of his language very clearly , this is not merely a matter of the brain's processing certain acoustic properties in a mechanical way . The ...
... perception , we need to be aware that although the native speaker can ' hear ' the syllables of his language very clearly , this is not merely a matter of the brain's processing certain acoustic properties in a mechanical way . The ...
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... perception of rhythm , tension may be regarded as the psychological experience produced by a local failure to satisfy completely an established regular rhythmic set . It is felt only if ... PERCEPTION OF RHYTHM 79 The perception of rhythm.
... perception of rhythm , tension may be regarded as the psychological experience produced by a local failure to satisfy completely an established regular rhythmic set . It is felt only if ... PERCEPTION OF RHYTHM 79 The perception of rhythm.
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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