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1 online resource (x, 368 pages :) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Topics in English linguistics ; 36
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Topics in English linguistics ; 36.
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| Note |
Revision of the author's thesis, 1998. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-357) and indexes. |
| Contents |
""Chapter 1. Introduction""; ""1.1. Preliminaries""; ""1.2. Phonological and metrical structures""; ""1.3. Sieversian approaches to Old English alliterative metre""; ""1.4. The case for finite verb stress""; ""1.5. Materials and methods""; ""Chapter 2. The stress phonology of Old English""; ""2.1. Introduction""; ""2.2. Previous approaches""; ""2.3. A new model of word-level stress in Old English""; ""2.4. Phrasal-level stress in Old English""; ""2.5. Summary and departure""; ""Chapter""; ""3.1. Introduction""; ""3.2. Arguments for the proposed metrical associations""; ""3.3. Summary"" |
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""Chapter 4. Metrical structure at the foot level: Part II""""4.1. Introduction""; ""4.2. Further foot-level metrical constraints""; ""4.3. Conclusion""; ""Chapter 5. Metrical structure at the level of the half-line and long-line""; ""5.1. Introduction""; ""5.2. Alliteration""; ""5.3. Frequencies of metrical patterns: binary-branching half-lines""; ""5.4. Frequencies of metrical patterns: ternary-branching half-lines""; ""5.5. Conclusion""; ""Chapter 6. Conclusion""; ""6.1. Introduction""; ""6.2. Summary of Chapters 1 through 5""; ""6.3. The realization of verb-second syntax"" |
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""6.4. Stochastic Optimality Theory""""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index of subjects""; ""Index of authors""; ""Index of verses discussed"" |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Beowulf -- Versification.
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Beowulf. |
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Versification. |
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Beowulf -- Versification. |
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Beowulf. |
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English language -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- Versification.
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English language -- Old English -- Versification. |
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English language -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- Rhythm.
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English language -- Old English -- Rhythm. |
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English language -- Old English. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
Meter of Beowulf |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Getty, Michael, 1969- Metre of Beowulf. Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 2002 (DLC) 2002033652 |
| ISBN |
9783110905410 (electronic book) |
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3110905418 (electronic book) |
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3110171058 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9783110171051 |
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