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... stress symbols accordingly : bórogòve . Chomsky and Halle , however , ask how it is that we are able to pronounce a ... Stress Rule , assigns primary stress to the final syllable because it contains a diphthong ( indicated , of course ...
... stress symbols accordingly : bórogòve . Chomsky and Halle , however , ask how it is that we are able to pronounce a ... Stress Rule , assigns primary stress to the final syllable because it contains a diphthong ( indicated , of course ...
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... stress normally takes the strongest emphasis . This is , of course , subject to the use of emphatic stress on a particular word , which needs special attention in metrical analysis , as does the stress pattern of compounds ( see 8.2 and ...
... stress normally takes the strongest emphasis . This is , of course , subject to the use of emphatic stress on a particular word , which needs special attention in metrical analysis , as does the stress pattern of compounds ( see 8.2 and ...
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... stress to rules , since it depends so much on the specific linguistic context in which the word appears . The same is true of indefinite stress in polysyllables , though the situation here is a little clearer , since there are two ...
... stress to rules , since it depends so much on the specific linguistic context in which the word appears . The same is true of indefinite stress in polysyllables , though the situation here is a little clearer , since there are two ...
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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