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... rhythmic unit of the language ; like the step in walking , it is the repeatable event which keeps the utterance going , the carrier of all the elements in the linguistic system . Its rhythmic character is clearly revealed by what we do ...
... rhythmic unit of the language ; like the step in walking , it is the repeatable event which keeps the utterance going , the carrier of all the elements in the linguistic system . Its rhythmic character is clearly revealed by what we do ...
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... units he regards as parts of larger rhythmic hierarchies . It will be useful , using such an approach , to focus on just one question , which will have a bearing on our later discussion : in a rhythmic unit of two syllables , what ...
... units he regards as parts of larger rhythmic hierarchies . It will be useful , using such an approach , to focus on just one question , which will have a bearing on our later discussion : in a rhythmic unit of two syllables , what ...
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... rhythmic unit extending over the two pairs of syllables . Such a group is not a natural whole , in any case , for exactly the reasons that the reverse form is : it begins with a climax and then peters out . But its occurrence does tend ...
... rhythmic unit extending over the two pairs of syllables . Such a group is not a natural whole , in any case , for exactly the reasons that the reverse form is : it begins with a climax and then peters out . But its occurrence does tend ...
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TRADITIONAL APPROACHES | 3 |
LINGUISTIC APPROACHES | 44 |
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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